Accuracy of the heat test, cold test and electric test in finding the health status of the teeth after removing a portion of living tissue in the teeth - a microscopic study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K049- Other and unspecified diseases ofpulp and periapical tissues
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/08/072430
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre for Dental Education and Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Young patients with maxillary premolar teeth
indicated for extraction due to orthodontic
reasons and who are willing to volunteer for the
study will be included in the study.
2. Maxillary premolar teeth having occlusal
carious lesions with pulp exposure and
symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Teeth having cracks, cusp fractures, carious
lesions with pulp necrosis or periapical lesion
and poor periodontal health.
2. Teeth which are not able to be isolated with
rubber dam.
3. Patients with systemic conditions which could
compromise the healing.
4. Patients not willing to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Assessment of the tooth response to cold test after partial and complete pulpotomy <br/ ><br>procedure. <br/ ><br>2. Assessment of the tooth response to heat test after partial and complete pulpotomy <br/ ><br>procedure. <br/ ><br>3. Assessment of the tooth response to electric pulp test after partial and complete <br/ ><br>pulpotomy procedure. <br/ ><br>4. Evaluation of the histological outcome of partial and complete pulpotomy. <br/ ><br>5. Establishment of an association between response to pulp sensibility test and <br/ ><br>histologic pulp status.Timepoint: Patients will be recalled after three months for evaluation of the outcome
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Determination of the appropriate site for cotton pellet placement for cold test in <br/ ><br>teeth after partial and complete pulpotomy procedure. <br/ ><br>2. Determination of the appropriate site for probe placement for heat test in teeth after <br/ ><br>partial and complete pulpotomy procedure. <br/ ><br>3. Determination of the appropriate site for electrode placement for electric pulp <br/ ><br>sensibility test in teeth after partial and complete pulpotomy procedure. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Patients will be recalled after three months for evaluation of the outcome.