Long-term Evaluation of Direct Pulp Capping

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Calcium hydroxide and mineral trioxide aggregate have been used in vital pulp therapy with variable outcomes recorded by different study. They will be compared when used for direct pulp capping in cariously exposed mature permanent teeth.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Jordan University of Science and Technology
• Treatments: Calcium; Calcium, Dietary

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. carious teeth that had no previous root canal treatment

2. Pulpal diagnosis of normal or reversible pulpitis

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of irreversible pulpal pain

2. Immature teeth

3. Non restorable teeth

4. Teeth with active periodontal disease

5. History of any systemic disease

6. Concurrent medication with systemic steroids, antibiotics, analgesics, immunomodulatory drugs or cytotoxics