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NCT number NCT03626740
Other study ID # PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0506
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 8, 2018
Est. completion date October 4, 2020

Study information

Verified date August 2021
Source Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Maintaining dental pulp vitality is crucial for tooth preservation and functionality. Untreated dental caries may lead to pulp necrosis and infection, affecting children's growth and well-being. The first permanent teeth erupt around 6 years old. These are the first molars (FPM), which are frequently affected by caries, soon after their eruption. In the present application, our main goal is to determine whether two treatment groups (MTA and TheraCal) are long-term effective in preserving pulp vitality among children' FPM affected by deep caries.


Description:

Among the most frequently used materials for pulp capping are calcium hydroxide, mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), and, more recent, TheraCal. All of them are biocompatible and induce the formation of coronal hard tissue barriers (tertiary reparative dentin). Calcium hydroxide, considered for a long time the gold standard of direct pulp capping materials, has excellent antibacterial and remineralisant properties; however, it lacks adhesion, especially at moist dentin, and reparative dentin is less homogenous. MTA proved to stimulate protective dentin bridge formation without inflammatory changes and least necrosis. It is also moisture tolerant, but it is more expensive, has poor handling characteristics and slow setting time. TheraCal bonds to deep moist dentin, has strong physical properties, no solubility, high radioopacity and higher calcium releasing abilities than MTA or calcium hydroxide.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 40
Est. completion date October 4, 2020
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 6 Years to 12 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - untreated deep uncomplicated carious lesions in first permanent molars (FPM) - absence of clinical diagnosis of pulp exposure - fistula - swelling of periodontal tissues - abnormal tooth mobility - history of spontaneous pain or sensitivity to percussion - healthy appearance of adjacent gingiva - normal tooth color - positive vitality to thermal and electric tests. Exclusion Criteria: - FPM with previous treatment - FPM with developmental abnormalities (such as enamel hypoplasia, dentinogenesis imperfecta etc.) - children with mental disabilities or systemic diseases.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
TheraCal
Caries removal without pulp exposure (stepwise excavation) followed by indirect pulp capping with TheraCal
MTA
Caries removal without pulp exposure (stepwise excavation) followed by indirect pulp capping with MTA

Locations

Country Name City State
Romania Division of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine Bucharest

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Romania, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Clinical pulpal survival rate Pulpal survival is defined by positive response without lingering sensation to the cold test, absence of clinical signs and symptoms, and no apical radiolucency on the periapical radiograph. 20 months
Secondary Incidence of apical root maturation (apexogenesis) We will investigate the treatment effect on apexogenesis in children who had incomplete root formation at the beginning of the study and preserve their pulp vitality at the end of the study. The outcome will be compared radiographically with apical maturation in molar pairs (healthy contralateral molar, where applicable). 20 months
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