Overview

Indirect Pulp Treatment in Primary Molars

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2018-07-01

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

Summary

This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical and the radiographic success of Dycal and Vitrebond as indirect pulp treatment materials in primary molars.

Phase:

Phase 4

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Cairo University

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

In compliance with AAPD, 2017 guidelines for pulp therapy "IPT is indicated in a primary
tooth with no pulpitis or with reversible pulpitis when the deepest carious dentin is not
removed to avoid a pulp exposure. The pulp is judged by clinical and radiographic criteria
to be vital and able to heal from the carious insult"

In addition to:

I-Subjects:

1. Medically free children, their parent(s) accepts to sign the informed consent.

2. Age range from 4-8 years.

II-Molars:

1. Presence of at least 1 primary molar with deep carious lesion extending to more than
one half of the dentin on radiographic examination (to make the trial regardless of
number of carious molars).

2. Clinically: Normal mobility and normal appearance of gingiva (vital teeth).

3. Radiographically: Normal roots without physiological resorption, normal lamina dura
and normal periodontal membrane space (indicated for IPT).

Exclusion criteria:

I-Subjects:

1. Uncooperative children.

2. Parents unable to attend follow up visits (even after explaining the importance of
recall visits).

II-Molars:

1. History of spontaneous pain (to exclude reversible pulpitis).

2. Clinically: Presence of swelling, sinus, fistula or tooth mobility (to exclude non
vital teeth).

3. Radiographically: Presence of radiolucent lesions at furcation or periapical region or
external or internal resorption (to exclude teeth not indicated for IPT).