Healing outcomes of pulpotomy compared with root canal treatment in patients diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis: A randomized controlled trial
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062482
- Lead Sponsor
- MGM Dental College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
patients who accept goals and requirements and are willing to participate in study.
All patients are in good health, based on their written histories and oral interviews.
Patients with moderate to severe pain involving one tooth.
Vital teeth with irreversible pulpitis with or without apical periodontitis.
Patients with PAI index score of 1
Thermal and electric pulp test yielded a positive response.
teeth with favorable condition for rubber dam isolation.
Teeth with fully developed apex.
Teeth with healthy periodontium with periodontal probing depth less than 3 mm.
Permanent human teeth.
Intact teeth with no cracks or defects.
Roots with patent canals.
Patients who will not accept the study freely.
Patients who do not provide authorization for participation.
Patients below 18 years and above 50 years of age.
Pregnant women and nursing mothers.
Patients with non-vital teeth
Patients with acute or chronic dentoalveolar abscess or cellulitis.
Patients whose tooth has been accessed previously or endodontically treated.
Patients with inflamed pulp in which bleeding could not be controlled within 10 minutes.
Patients who have taken medications which, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the conduct of the study (example corticosteroids, antibiotics and analgesics in the past month).
Patients with known systemic disorders or immunocompromised conditions (example diabetes, AIDS)
Patients with PAI index score greater than 1
Patients with an intraoral and extraoral sinus tract.
Patients who are having teeth with multiple canals, bifurcation and trifurcation of canals, canal aberration, calcified canals, open apex, root resorption, presence of root caries and multirooted teeth.
Teeth with aggressive periodontitis and grade III mobility, periodontal probing depth greater than 3mm.
Severe labially or lingually malposition teeth in which obtaining straight-line access will be difficult.
Teeth are indicated for intentional endodontic therapy for prosthetic reasons.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method healing outcomes measured in terms of painTimepoint: 6, 24 hours, 7 days, 3, 6, 9, 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method clinical outcomes in terms of signs and symptomsTimepoint: 6, 24 hours, 7 days, 3, 6, 9, 12 months;radiographic outcome in terms of periapical index scoreTimepoint: 6, 24 hours, 7 days, 3, 6, 9, 12 months