Clinical and Radiographic Success Rate of Pulpotomy Versus Pulpectomy for Management of Primary Teeth With Deep Caries

ConditionDeep Caries
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4-6
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

This trial aims to compare treatment outcomes between Pulpotomy and Pulpectomy in treating vital primary teeth diagnosed with deep caries with symptoms of irreversible pulpits

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Aged 4 to 6 years , in good general health

The parents provided written informed consent.

Clinical characteristics, defined as spontaneous pain and the presence of a deep carious lesion with pulp exposure and bleeding that did not halt within five minutes following removal of the coronal pulp tissue.

Restorable teeth.

Disqualifiers

Physical or mental disability.

Unable to attend follow-up visits.

Previously accessed teeth.

Swelling, tenderness to percussion or palpation, or pathological mobility.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Pulpotomy
  • Partial Pulpectomy

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators