Many deep carious teeth are treated unnecessarily by root canal therapy, while with using current techniques and advances in compatible dental materials in addition to better understanding of biological response of the dental pulp, many can be treated conservatively via vital pulp therapy procedures.
Vital pulp therapy is recommended for teeth diagnosed with reversible pulpitis or partially inflamed pulps in which the remaining healthy tissue can be conserved and protected by a biologically active material to generate a hard tissue barrier that seals and protects the pulp from future microbial insult. The aim of this in vivo study is to clinically and radiographically assess the outcome of full pulpotomy using a calcium silicate based material (NeoMTA Plus) in permanent teeth with carious exposure. Ethics approval was obtained from the institutional ethics and research committee, and the patients were informed about details of the treatment and the possible complications. An informed consent was obtained. 120 patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be selected for this study and they will be subsequently followed up clinically and radiographically after 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and yearly afterward for 5 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
109
Its a dental pulp capping material which is biocompatable and induces hard tissue barrier formation
Jordan University of science and technology
Irbid, Jordan
Change in pain symptoms
The patient is anticipated to report reduction in the pain score after receiving the treatment within 2-3 days and the tooth should continue to be asymptomatic at follow up appointments. The patient will be asked to score the pain level on visual analogue scale using a score from 0-10. The zero is no pain while 10 is the maximum level.
Time frame: 2-3 days after the treatment, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months and afterwards up to 5 years.
Periapical normalcy at follow up radiographs .
Pr-existing pathology should heal within 6 months- 1 year and normalcy should be maintained after ward up to 5 years. no emerging pathosis should be evident in the roots or surrounding bone.
Time frame: 6months , 1 year, 2, 3,4,5 years
The tooth and restoration should be present in the mouth
The tooth should be in the mouth and in function (not extracted) with an intact restoration at the follow up times
Time frame: 3, 6 months, 1 year, 2, 3,4,5 years
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