Reversible Pulpitis
Conditions
Interventions
The randomized controlled trial will be conducted using a computer-generated randomization list with nine groups of patient-blinded volunteers for the excavation trial. Trial will include 375 teeth fo
2. Pulp capping component (pulp capping trial) : Direct capping vs. partial pulpotomy of savable (reversibly inflamed) pulps exposed as a result of caries removal and restored with either a pulp cappi
Sponsors
Ministry of Higher Education
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • 18 years or older healthy males and females; • A primary carious lesion radiographically involving a penetration depth of 75% or more of the dentine with a pulp that is deemed to be savable and only reversibly inflamed; • In patients who report pain, the pain should be provoked and confirmed by stimulation with cold or compressed air (pretreatment pain); • • Availability for the two years duration of the study; • Good general health with no known allergy to products being tested.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • No response to cold and electrical pulp testing indicating pulp necrosis; • Pus draining from the exposed pulp indicating (partial) pulp necrosis; • Inability to stop bleeding from the exposed pulp with simple means; • Non-bleeding pulp indicating (partial) pulp necrosis; • Periapical radiolucency; • Periodontal attachment loss > 5 mm apical; • Pregnancy; any systemic disease preventing enrolment; • • History of known allergy to materials use; • Patients who are unable to comply with study appointment schedule.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Excavation trial : pulp exposure, pulp status, periapical status and pain (unexposed pulps with sustained pulp health without apical radiolucency = success) [At 1 year and 2 years after the procedure] Pulp capping trial : pulp status, periapical status and pain (pulp vitality without apical radiolucency =success). [At 1 year and 2 years after the procedure] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No sign and symptom (including pain) in the treated tooth. [Immediately after the treatment up to one week] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr. K.M. Wijerathne
Senior Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed