Pulp Capping With Two Different Agents

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if MTA or calcium hydroxide are more effective as pulp capping agents

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
• Collaborators: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR); University of Washington
• Treatments: Calcium; Calcium, Dietary

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Any patient 7 years old or older who requires a direct pulp cap of a permanent tooth.

2. The tooth must exhibit a vital pulp upon exposure.

3. The exposure can be due to mechanical, traumatic or carious causes.

4. Patient will be available for the two year follow-up period.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any primary tooth requiring a direct pulp cap.

2. Tooth demonstrates any radicular radiolucency on a radiograph.

3. Tooth exhibits spontaneous pain.

4. Tooth exhibits lingering (more than 5 seconds) pain to temperature or biting stimulus.

5. Non-English and/or non-Spanish speaking subjects.