Comparison of the effects of three agents used in the treatment of disease of the pulp in permanent posterior teeth in the Nigerian adult populatio
- Conditions
- Oral Health
- Registration Number
- PACTR202308547851267
- Lead Sponsor
- Igweagu Chibuzor Emmanuel
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
1. Individuals who are eighteen years and above
2. Premolar and(or) molar teeth with active deep carious lesions of GV Black Class I or II configurations
3. Teeth with the above characteristics with mild provoked intermittent pain
4. Teeth with positive electric and cold thermal sensibility test that ceased within fifteen seconds of removal of stimulation
5. Teeth with radiographic evidence of carious lesion extension into the pulpal quarter of the dentine thickness without pulpal communication
6. Teeth with periapical index of two or less
7. Teeth from individuals with the above characteristics who had not consumed any antibiotics within the preceding two months to recruitment
1. Teeth with arrested carious lesions
2. Teeth with advanced periodontal disease or periodontal-endodontic lesions
3. Teeth with radiographic evidence of periapical pathology or partial or complete pulpal obliteration
4. Unrestorable or grossly broken teeth with reversible pulpitis
5. Teeth with signs and symptoms of irreversible pulpitis , acute or chronic apical periodontitis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinical outcome by conducting sensibility test, periapical palpation test, percussion test, mobility test and denoting the presence or absence of pain at 1,3, and 6 months post-operative period. Radiological outcome were determined by measuring the thickness of reparative dentine formed at 3 and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The influence of age, gender and site of carious lesion on treatment outcome