Comparative Evaluation of Eggshell Powder in Primary Teeth Pulpotomy

Tanta University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Pulp Exposure, Dental

Pulpitis Reversible

Treatments

Radiation: cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) assessment

Procedure: pulpotomy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05812053

#R-PED-9-20-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assess & compare clinical & radiographic effects of Tea Tree Oil- Eggshell Powder and Biodentine as pulpotomy agents in primary teeth.

Full description

Pulpotomy is the most widely accepted technique for treating primary teeth with deep carious lesion, pulp exposure during the operatory process or after a traumatic pulp exposure. Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is one such material that has shown tremendous potential for regeneration. Biodentine™ (hydraulic silicate cement) is a novel dental material with high mechanical characteristics as well as superior biocompatibility and bioactive behaviour. Nowadays, chicken eggshell powder (CESP) (a natural calcium-rich source) is achieving wide acceptance in the medical and dental fields. Tea tree oil is the essential oil extracted from the Australian native Melaleuca alternifolia or the tea tree. To date, there is insufficient evidence to properly evaluate Tea Tree Oil- Eggshell Powder as a pulpotomy agent in primary teeth; thus, the current study aimed to assess and compare clinical and radiographical success of Tea Tree Oil- Eggshell Powder and Biodentine as pulpotomy agents in primary teeth.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

4 to 7 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Restorable primary molars with deep carious lesions.
Absence of gingival swelling or sinus tract.
Absence of spontaneous pain
Absence of pain on percussion.
Absence of discontinuity of lamina dura
Absence of internal root resorption.
Absence of external root resorption.
Absence of inter-radicular or periapical bone destruction (radiolucency).

Exclusion criteria

presence of spontaneous pain
presence of gingival swelling or sinus tract
presence of internal or external root resorption
pain on percussion.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

30 participants in 3 patient groups

group 1: Tea Tree Oil- Eggshell Powder

Experimental group

Description:

30 primary molars will be treated with Eggshell Powder freshly mixed with Tea Tree Oil till reach suitable consistency (1:1 ratio by volume) to cover pulp stumps

Treatment:

Procedure: pulpotomy

Radiation: cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) assessment

group II: biodentine

Experimental group

Description:

30 primary molars will be treated with biodentine to cover pulp stumps

Treatment:

Procedure: pulpotomy

Radiation: cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) assessment

group III: mineral tri-oxide aggregate (MTA)

Active Comparator group