Partial Pulpotomy on Caries Free Human Teeth

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the human pulp response to partial pulpotomy using White ProRoot MTA or iRoot BP in the terms of dentinal bridge formation and inflammation.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Islamic Azad University, Tehran

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are assigned to extract two premolar teeth in one jaw for orthodontic treatment plan.

• Their parents need to read and sign a fully informed form.

• They shouldn't have any systematic complication or take any medicine during the period of study.

• The teeth need to be free of any symptom, caries and decalcification

• They should give a normal response to pulp sensitivity tests (cold test) compared to the control tooth on the same quadrant.

• The teeth need to be free of mobility or swelling in the surrounding soft tissues and any sensitivity on palpation or percussion.

• On radiographic examination no apical lucency or PDL widening should be detected.

Exclusion Criteria:

• tooth crack

• tooth filling

• any caries

• hypocalcification

• The teeth showing apical lucency

• PDL widening on radiography

• sensitivity to cold, heat or bite

• The responses beyond the normal limits to pulp vitality testing

• Any medicine consumption