Effects of Total and Selective Caries Removal - Requiring or Avoiding Vital Pulp Therapy - on Pulp Vitality and Postoperative Pain in Deep Carious Mature Permanent Teeth: A Split-Mouth Clinical Study

ConditionsPulp Exposure, Dental Deep Dental Caries

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age15-55

SponsorCukurova University

About this trial

The effect of selective caries cleaning and total caries cleaning on pulp health and post operative pain in teeth with deep caries will be investigated.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients aged ≥15 years with bilateral deep carious mature permanent teeth.

Positive vitality test (cold sensitivity).

No spontaneous pain or periapical radiolucency.

Willingness to attend 6- and 12-month follow-ups

Disqualifiers

Uncontrolled systemic diseases Pregnancy or allergy to dental materials used Teeth with irreversible pulpitis (spontaneous pain, necrosis) Non-restorable teeth (fractures, extensive decay)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Total Caries Removal
Selective Caries Removal

Treatment groups

15 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Cukurova University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov