Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of MTA Pulpotomy Versus Conventional Pulpectomy in Primary Molars With Irreversible Pulpitis

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Decayed Primary Molars With Irreversible Pulpitis

Treatments: Procedure: MTA Pulpotomy; Procedure: Conventional Pulpectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06751316

Pulpotomy Versus Pulpectomy

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is designed to compare between MTA Pulpotomy (Removal of coronal pulp tissue, placing MTA and covering with Stainless steel crown) Versus Conventional Pulpectomy (Removal of radicular pulp tissue, placing Zinc Oxide/Eugenol and covering with Stainless steel crown) in irreversible pulpitis in primary second molars.

Enrollment: 42 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 7 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients:
• Aged 4-7 years, cooperative, in good general health and medically within normal
• Teeth:
• Restorable mandibular second primary molars.
• History of irreversible pulpitis.
• Preoperative radiograph:
• Absence of periapical or inter-radicular radiolucency.
• Absence of widening of periodontal ligaments (PDL) space.
• Absence of internal or external root resorption.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients:
• With systemic disorders.
• Physical or mental disabilities.
• Unable to attend follow- up visits.
• Refusal of Participation.
• Refusal to sign the informed consent.
• Teeth:
• Previously accessed teeth.
• Mobile mandibular second primary molar.
• Swelling in the vestibule or on palpation.
• Pain on percussion.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional Pulpectomy

Experimental group

Description:

Conventional pulpectomy using Zinc Oxide/Eugenol

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional Pulpectomy

MTA Pulpotomy

Experimental group

Description:

Pulpotomy using MTA

Treatment:

Procedure: MTA Pulpotomy