TheraCal LC Coronal Pulpotomy and MTA Coronal Pulpotomy in Mature Permanent Molars

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2024-05-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To evaluate and compare the clinical and radiographic success rate of TheraCal LC and MTA for coronal pulpotomy of mature permanent molar in 9-14 year children.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak
• Treatments: Calcium; Calcium, Dietary

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient should be between 9-14 years of age

2. Intermittent or spontaneous, sharp or dull, localized, diffuse, or referred pain

3. Permanent molar tooth with deep caries and subsequent pulp bleeding evident upon excavation of caries.

4. Rapid exposure to dramatic temperature changes elicited heightened and prolonged episodes of pain even after the thermal stimulus has been removed

5. Vital bleeding pulp tissue should be present in all canals after complete pulpotomy

6. Diagnosis should be irreversible pulpitis.

7. The tooth is restorable and free from advanced periodontal disease

8. Soft tissues around the tooth are normal with no swelling or sinus tract

9. Haemostasis should be achieved after complete pulpotomy

10. The patient has non-contributory medical history

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Teeth with immature roots

2. Non-restorable

3. Pathological mobility

4. Pus discharge through an associated sinus tract

5. Swelling of associated tissues

6. Radiographic internal or external resorption or with any periapical rarefaction

7. Necrotic pulp upon exposure.

8. Bleeding beyond 25 minutes

9. Children with severe systemic illness (mental retardation/ severe psychotic disorders), prior history of allergy and any medical condition not permitting the intervention.

10. Parents and patients unwilling for participation in the study.