Treatment of Infected Pulp in Primary Teeth With a Mixture of Calcium Hydroxide and Gingerols

Mansoura University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infected Pulp; Pulp Necroses; Primary Teeth; Root Canal Treatment

Treatments: Procedure: Metapex; Procedure: Ginge-Cal

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05181813

06030718

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to evaluate Calcium Hydroxide mixed with Gingerols versus Metapex in treatment of primary teeth with infected necrotic pulp

Full description

Study compare Calcium Hydroxide mixed with Gingerols versus Metapex in treatment of primary teeth with infected necrotic pulp clinically and radiographically

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 8 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. The cooperation of the child and parents, during the treatment plan, and the commitment to attend the follow-up appointments.
2. Parents signed the consent to participate in the study.
3. Absence of any systemic disease, which would contraindicate pulp therapy.
4. Child didn't have any history of a sensitive reaction to any component of used materials.
5. Present half to two third of tooth root or more
6. Root with signs or symptoms of infected necrotic pulp or chronic abscess, with or without sinus tract, soft tissue swelling, mobility or tenderness to percussion, and internal or external root resorption or unsuccessful past pulp treatment.

Exclusion criteria

All that does not correspond to inclusion criteria.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1: Ginge-Cal group:

Experimental group

Description:

primary molars were filled by creamy mixture pulpectomy paste of Gingerols and Calcium Hydroxide.

Treatment:

Procedure: Ginge-Cal

Group 2: Metapex group

Active Comparator group

Description:

primary molars were filled by a ready-made injectable creamy mixture pulpectomy paste of Metapex

Treatment:

Procedure: Metapex