Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Utilization of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth by Pediatric Dentists in Egypt

Vital Pulp Therapy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Utilization of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth by Pediatric Dentists in Egypt: A Cross-sectional Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06111703
• Other study ID #: 1996
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: December 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: Mariam Maher Gindy, Bachelor
• Phone: 01272020703
• Email: Mariam.gindy[@]dentistry.cu.edu.eg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Conducting this questionnaire will help in collecting information about the extent of knowledge, attitude, and practice of utilization of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth among pediatric dentists in Egypt. This will aid in identifying the knowledge gap, interest, attitude, and practice challenges regarding vital pulp therapy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 323
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: February 29, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 24 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pediatric dentists who work in Egypt.
• Dentists who finished any postgraduate study in pediatric dentistry.
• The workplace should be anywhere in Egypt

Exclusion Criteria:

• Dentists who did not practice for the last 5 years.
• Responses with incomplete information

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Vital Pulp Therapy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Knowledge assessment
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

References & Publications (8)

AAE Position Statement on Vital Pulp Therapy. J Endod. 2021 Sep;47(9):1340-1344. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2021.07.015. Epub 2021 Aug 3. No abstract available. — View Citation

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth. The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry. Chicago, Ill.: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2022:415-23.

Bogen G, Dammaschke T, Chandler N. Vital pulp therapy. In: Berman L, Hargreaves KM, editors. Pathways of the Pulp. 12th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2021.

Doumani MD, Arnous WA, Alsafadi MF, Alnazer HA, Alanazi SM, Alotaibi KS, Al-Ammari AI. The Vital Pulp Therapy of Permanent Teeth: A Dental Practitioner's Perspective from Saudi Arabia. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2020 Jun 15;10(3):300-308. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_69_19. eCollection 2020 May-Jun. — View Citation

Guan X, Zhou Y, Yang Q, Zhu T, Chen X, Deng S, Zhang D. Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth with Irreversible Pulpitis Caused by Caries: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Pers Med. 2021 Nov 1;11(11):1125. doi: 10.3390/jpm11111125. — View Citation

Kakudate N, Yokoyama Y, Sumida F, Matsumoto Y, Gordan VV, Gilbert GH. Dentists' practice patterns of treatment for deep occlusal caries: Findings from a dental practice-based research network. J Dent. 2019 May;84:76-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 29. — View Citation

Parmar G, Singh S, Hegde JA, Kumar M, Kalyan S. Launching a new fellowship in microrestorative and endodontics for postgraduates in conservative dentistry and endodontics. J Conserv Dent. 2020 Jul-Aug;23(4):370-373. doi: 10.4103/JCD.JCD_328_20. Epub 2021 Jan 16. — View Citation

Wisniewski JF, Norooz S, Callahan D, Mohajeri A. Survey of Vital Pulp Therapy Treatment in Permanent Dentition Being Taught at U.S. Dental Schools. J Endod. 2022 Sep;48(9):1107-1112. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2022.06.009. Epub 2022 Jul 5. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Knowledge of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth	Measured by a KAP questionnaire, and the measuring unit is multiple choice questions.	From the 1st of December- 2023, to the 29th of February- 2024.
Secondary	Attitude and Practice towards Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth	Measured by a KAP questionnaire, and the measuring unit is multiple choice questions.	From the 1st of December- 2023, to the 29th of February- 2024.