Pelargonium Graveolens Essential Oil as a Pulpotomy Agent in Primary Teeth

Tanta University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Pulpotomies on Primary Molars; Pulpitis - Reversible

Treatments: Procedure: Radiation; Procedure: pulpotomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07386925

# R-PED-12-25-3237

Details and patient eligibility

About

The success of pulpotomy in primary teeth is critical for preserving function and arch integrity in children and depends largely on the biological properties of the medicament used. Given the limitations of mineral trioxide aggregate, Pelargonium graveolens essential oil has emerged as a potential alternative; however, its clinical performance as a pulpotomy agent remains insufficiently investigated.

Full description

The use of medicinal plants and herbal extracts in modern dentistry is steadily increasing, primarily due to their antimicrobial properties and high biocompatibility. Pelargonium graveolens (rose geranium), native to South Africa, produces an essential oil rich in geraniol, citronellol, and linalool[18]. Geraniol, present in rose geranium oil, is recognized for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer effects. The oil's main constituents, beta-citronellol and geraniol, contribute to its antifungal and wound-healing properties, making it a promising agent for treating denture-induced stomatitis

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

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

group 1: zinc oxide-geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) essential oil paste

Experimental group

Description:

30 primary molars will be treated with geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) essential oil freshly mixed with zinc oxide powder till it reaches a suitable consistency (1:1 ratio by volume) to cover pulp stumps

Treatment:

Procedure: pulpotomy

Procedure: Radiation

group 2: MTA

Active Comparator group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Procedure: pulpotomy

Procedure: Radiation