Effect of Different Conductive Media on the Efficacy of Electric Pulp Tester

• Conditions: Healthy Maxillary Central Incisors

• Registration Number: NCT05429606
• Lead Sponsor: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Dental pulp tests are investigations that offer valuable diagnostic and treatment planning information to the dental clinician. EPT is a sensibility test that can be easily performed in clinical practice. Current study is to find the best conducting substance among readily available water-based gels and gel-based tooth pastes to evaluate the efficacy of electric pulp tester.

Detailed Description

The study will be performed on dental students with written informed constant. The sample size of study is 100. There will two main groups of conductor materials used in the study: water-based gels (fluoride gel, electrode gel and chlorohexidine gluconate) and gel-based toothpastes (Colgate and Dentonic Ultrawhitening gel). All groups will be randomly applied to the same patient at a single visit. Two measurements will be recorded for each material and the average value of the two measurements will used. Then, the measurements will record, and a comparison will be made between different conductors.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-05-02
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-17
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-23
• Primary Completion: 2022-09
• Study Completion: 2022-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy fully erupted teeth maxillary central incisors.
• Study subjects above 18 years.
• No systemic diseases and pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

• Carious, decayed and periodontally affected teeth.
• Taking anti-inflammatory drugs from last 2 weeks.
• Taking cortisone for the last 6 month

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Efficacy of electric pulp tester	immediately after procedure	To measure the efficacy of electric pulp tester with different conductive media.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of gender on efficacy of electric pulp tester.	immediately after procedure	To measure the efficacy based of gender in study subjects

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

School of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan