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Different Treatment Modality in Necrotic Primary Molars

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Primary Teeth
Dental Pulp Regeneration
Registration Number
NCT04190914
Lead Sponsor
dina darwish
Brief Summary

Necrotic primary molars in preschool children will be treated with the regeneration concept to provide a healthy biological environment within the root canal system and regression in clinical signs and symptoms which are the primary outcomes of regeneration treatment.

Detailed Description

A convenient sample of preschool children have a necrotic primary second molar randomly allocated to one of the 3 study groups which are: group A (control) treated by the conventional treatment ( pulpectomy followed by stainless steel crown SSC), group B: treated by regeneration using triple antibiotic paste followed by SSC), group 3:(treated by regeneration using calcium hydroxide with iodoform(metapex) followed by SSC.

the 3 groups were evaluated at baseline, 6 months and 12 months for clinical and radiographic success.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
54
Inclusion Criteria
  • A child with one or more necrotic primary teeth
  • Presence of abscess/fistula
  • Sensitivity to percussion
  • Presence of maximum grade 2 mobility ( Not more than 1 mm)
  • Increases of the dental lamina dura
  • cooperative patients
Exclusion Criteria
  • Medically compromised children
  • Patient allergic to any of the used materials
  • Presence of pathologic root resorption (internal-external) or more than 1/3 of the apical root.
  • Presence of vitality in the canals
  • Presence of grade 3 mobility
  • Non-restorable teeth

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
number of patients treated in the 3 groups and have a clinical success according to the checklist absence of pain, pain on percussion, mobility, clinical abscess or fistula12 months

the blind outcome assessor will evaluate the clinical success at 6 and 12 years

number of patients treated in the 3 groups and have a radio graphic success according to the checklist absence of radiolucency, internal or external root resorption12 months

the blind outcome assessor will evaluate the radio graphic success at 6 and 12 years

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Dentistry- Ain Shams University

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Faculty of Dentistry- Ain Shams University
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt

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