Clinical and Histological Evaluation of Hesperidin as a Direct Pulp Capping Material

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulp Exposure, Dental; Dental Pulp Capping

Treatments: Other: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA); Other: Hesperidin

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06402032

Hesperidin_MTA

Details and patient eligibility

About

Direct pulp capping technique is one of the oldest known treatments for exposed pulp tissue, and there is a continuous requirement for the most efficient materials to be used in this approach. Successful pulp capping is the usual way to preserve the vitality of tooth and avoid root canal treatment or surgical tooth extraction.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Good oral hygiene,
• Sound wisdom teeth with closed apices with normal pulp vitality response
• No periodontal disease or periapical lesions on periapical radiograph
• Cooperative patients approving to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Medically compromised participants
• Evidence of parafunctional habits
• Heavy smokers
• Teeth with signs and symptoms of irreversible pulpitis or pulp necrosis
• Severe periodontal problems or pathological periapical changes
• Teeth with open apex or pulp calcification

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Hesperidin

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Hesperidin

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA)