Comparative evaluation between Direct pulp capping versus Pulpotomy in primary molars

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• Conditions: Health Condition 1: K029- Dental caries, unspecified

• Registration Number: CTRI/2024/08/072554
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Vaishnavi Bele

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Clinical

1. Healthy 4-9 year children

2. Co-operative behavior (+ and ++ Frankel behaviour rating scale)

3. Teeth deemed restorable with a stainless-steel crown

4. Maxillary/mandibular primary molar with deep active caries

5. Carious/mechanical/latrogenic/ traumatic pulp exposure not exceeding 2 mm in diameter

6. Haemorrhage control within 5 mins

7. Color of haemorrhage: Bright-red

8. 2 asymptomatic molars on either side of same arch, pairwise matched

Radiographic

1. No radiographic evidence of pulp degeneration

2. Lesion should extend to inner one- third or quarter of dentin without pulp extension

3. Teeth should have greater than two-third root length

Exclusion Criteria

Clinical

1. History of systemic diseases/allergies

2. A tooth where a rubber dam cannot be placed

3. Spontaneous tooth pain, continuous pain, Nocturnal pain

4. Tooth where a rubber dam cannot be placed

5. Presence of sinus tract, fistula

6. Tenderness on percussion

7. Pathologic mobility

8. Hemostasis requiring more than five minutes

9. Dull red/brownish red color of haemorrhage

10. Pain on pressure

11. Gingival swelling

12. Primary teeth without a permanent successor

13. Previously treated primary molars

Radiographic

1. The presence of internal resorption

2. Apical or furcal radiolucency widened periodontal ligament space

3. Physiologic resorption involving more than one third of the tooth root.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified