Post-operative Sensitivity in Composites Using Bulk-fill vs. Oblique Incremental Placement Technique: a Double-blind, Randomized Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 90
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Post-operative sensitivity in composite resin restoration
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Participants will be divided into groups. In group A, Composite restoration done using oblique incremental technique. In group B, Bulk-fill technique was used. VAS scoring to evaluate the primary outcome at one day, one week and two weeks.
Detailed Description
After the approval from ethical research committee, a written informed consent taken. Participants were briefed about the intervention with its associated merits and demerits. The restorative procedures were accomplished under rubber dam isolation using adequate local anesthesia. The principles of minimally intervention and adhesive dentistry were employed. Participants were allocated into two groups. In group A, restorative interventive was performed using Oblique incremental placement while in group B, Bulk-fill technique was used. Post-operative sensitivity was recorded at one day, one week and two week follow up using a Visual analogue scale.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description
This is a double-blinded study in which the participant and the outcome assessor masked.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Minimum 18 years of age with good general health
- •Vital and Periodontally stable teeth
- •Class-II primary carious lesions with a cavity depth of 3 to 5 mm
- •Established contact with adjacent and opposing natural or prosthetic teeth
- •Prior defective restorations in need of replacement (secondary caries, marginal fractures, and marginal staining)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Teeth with a history of spontaneous pain
- •Compromised oral health status
- •Patients with parafunctional habits or temporomandibular disorders
- •Previously endodontically treated teeth or evidence of associated periapical/periodontal pathosis
- •Participants with a drug history of using anti-inflammatory, analgesics, or psychotropic medications within the last 2 weeks
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Post-operative sensitivity in composite resin restoration
Time Frame: Two weeks
Evaluation of post-restorative sensitivity in composite restorations using Visual analogue scale score with scoring from 0 to 10. Score 0 (none), 1 to 3 (mild), 4 to 6 (moderate), and 7 to 10 (severe).
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
NEHAL AMIR
Principal Investigator
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences