Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
Group A or calcium hydroxide group
Group B or Mineral trioxide aggregate group
Group C or Biodentine group
Sponsors
Igweagu Chibuzor Emmanuel
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who are eighteen years and above 2. Premolar and(or) molar teeth with active deep carious lesions of GV Black Class I or II configurations 3. Teeth with the above characteristics with mild provoked intermittent pain 4. Teeth with positive electric and cold thermal sensibility test that ceased within fifteen seconds of removal of stimulation 5. Teeth with radiographic evidence of carious lesion extension into the pulpal quarter of the dentine thickness without pulpal communication 6. Teeth with periapical index of two or less 7. Teeth from individuals with the above characteristics who had not consumed any antibiotics within the preceding two months to recruitment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Teeth with arrested carious lesions 2. Teeth with advanced periodontal disease or periodontal-endodontic lesions 3. Teeth with radiographic evidence of periapical pathology or partial or complete pulpal obliteration 4. Unrestorable or grossly broken teeth with reversible pulpitis 5. Teeth with signs and symptoms of irreversible pulpitis , acute or chronic apical periodontitis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcome by conducting sensibility test, periapical palpation test, percussion test, mobility test and denoting the presence or absence of pain at 1,3, and 6 months post-operative period. Radiological outcome were determined by measuring the thickness of reparative dentine formed at 3 and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The influence of age, gender and site of carious lesion on treatment outcome | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactChibuzor Igweagu
Head
Outcome results
None listed