Allium Sativum Oil and Turmeric Gel as Alternative Non-vital Pulpotomy Medicaments in Primary Teeth.

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Non Vital Teeth
• Interventions: Drug: Turmeric Gel; Drug: Allium Sativum Oil

• Registration Number: NCT05819970
• Lead Sponsor: University of Health Sciences Lahore

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to use Allium sativum oil and Turmeric gel as non-vital Pulpotomy medicaments in primary teeth by evaluating their antibacterial effect against Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophilus.

It is hypothesized that there is no difference in the antibacterial effect of Allium sativum oil and Turmeric gel when used as non-vital Pulpotomy medicaments.

Detailed Description

It is a multi-arm parallel Randomized Controlled Trial in which forty patients aged between 4 to 8 years, each containing at-least one non-vital primary molar, will be selected and randomly divided into Group A (Allium sativum oil) and Group B (Turmeric gel). Non-vital Pulpotomy will be performed by removing the coronal necrotic pulp. Sterile paper point will be dipped in the root canals and taken to the laboratory. Cotton pellets soaked in the respective medicaments will be placed over the root canal orifices and filled temporarily. Patients will be recalled after one week. Samples will be again taken, and tooth restored. Comparison between bacterial count at baseline and after one week of treatment will be made and expressed as Colony-Forming Units/ml (CFU/ml).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-20
• Primary Completion: 2023-02-23
• Study Completion: 2023-03-02
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-06
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Cooperation of patients and consent of parents.
2. Patients with ASA classification I and II (mild to moderate systemic disease).
3. Non-traumatic extensively carious hence restorable primary molars.
4. No history of antibiotic use for 2 weeks.
5. Presence of following clinical signs or symptoms suggestive of nonvital tooth such as tenderness on percussion, non-responsive to cold test, periapical/furcal radiolucency, localized gingival/mucosal soreness/ redness/ swelling, and/or slight mobility-grade I.

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Exclusion Criteria

1. History of allergy to anesthetics and latex.
2. Radiographic evidence of pulpal floor opening into the furcation area
3. More than half of the roots resorbed.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Turmeric gel (Experimental-Group B)	Turmeric Gel	Turmeric gel will be self-prepared at the Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Punjab University, Lahore. 2kgs of Turmeric rhizomes were purchased from a local market in Lahore and verified by a taxonomist, Botany Department, Government College University, Lahore (voucher number: GC.Herb.Bot.3693). Approximately 170g powder along with 550ml distilled water will be taken in a Soxhlet extractor for 96 hours and then filtered repeatedly through Whatman No.1 filter paper. The obtained filtrate will then be mixed with 6% Sodium Carboxy-Methyl Cellulose (NaCMC) (Genevex Chem, Hyderabad, India) to form gel. Four Vitamin C grounded tablets (Wilson's Vitamin C, Wilson's Healthcare, Islamabad, Pakistan) and twelve Vitamin E capsules (Evion, Martin Dow pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Karachi, Pak) will then be added in 100g of gel as antioxidants.
Allium sativum oil (Experimental-Group A)	Allium Sativum Oil	Premade Allium sativum oil (Garlic oil) (Mohammad and Baroudi, 2015b) will be used in this research (SAC group of companies-9001:2015 certified; Registration # PAK17.1724-U; NTN # 0299739-8, Karachi, Pakistan

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Antibacterial effect	1 week	Bacterial count of S. mutans and L. acidophilus counted as Colony Forming Units/ml (CFU/ml)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

de' Montmorency College of Dentistry; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan