Antimicrobial Pulpotomy of Primary Molars

Universidade Federal de Goias

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Inflammation; Necrosis

Treatments: Procedure: Antimicrobial pulpotomy; Procedure: Calcium hydroxide pulpectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01010451

3222

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is a lack of evidence of the long-term successful outcomes of antimicrobial endodontic treatment for primary teeth. This study intended to evaluate (by survival analysis) the effectiveness of an antimicrobial pulpotomy (chloramphenicol, tetracycline, zinc oxide/eugenol) in primary molars compared to calcium hydroxide pulpectomy, testing the hypothesis that antimicrobial pulpotomy could be an alternative pulp therapy for primary teeth with pulp inflammation or necrosis.

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy children (ASA PS 1)
• Children presenting one or more primary molar with pulp inflammation or necrosis due to carious lesion and indicated for endodontic therapy

Exclusion criteria

• Lost to follow-up

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Antimicrobial pulpotomy

Experimental group

Description:

Pulpotomy of primary molars with pulp inflammation or necrosis due to carious lesions using an antimicrobial paste

Treatment:

Procedure: Antimicrobial pulpotomy

Calcium hydroxide pulpectomy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Pulpectomy of primary molars with pulp inflammation or necrosis due to carious lesions using a calcium hydroxide paste as intracanal medication

Treatment:

Procedure: Calcium hydroxide pulpectomy