COMPARISON of MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE and CALCIUM HYDROXIDE AS INDIRECT PULP CAPPING AGENTS in PRIMARY MOLARS

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University40 enrolled

Overview

The study is designed as randomized clinical trial performed at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry , Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) , Islamabad on primary molars requiring indirect pulp treatment in patients aged 5 to 9 years. Two groups , I and II of 40 teeth each will be selected according to inclusion criteria . In Group I , indirect pulp capping will be done with Calcium hydroxide while in Group II , it will be done with MTA . Both the groups will be evaluated clinically and radiographically at 0, 3 and 6 months . Results were compiled and analyzed using standard statistical techniques.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Indirect Pulp Cap

Interventions

MTA powder ( ProRoot; Dentsply ⁄ Tulsa Dental, Tulsa, OK,USA) was added to sterile water. The mixture was left to achieve a sandy consistency for about thirty seconds. Then, the material was applied to the cavity using a ball condenser.

Calcium Hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)DRUG

For Group I patients, Calcium hydroxide (Dycal\_ Ivory,Dentsply Caulk, Dentsply, L.D. Caulk, Milford, DE,USA ) was used. The catalyst and paste were mixed as per the manufacturer's recommendations.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 8 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical Criteria : * Primary molars with deep carious lesions * No H/O spontaneous pain * No associated swelling * No tenderness to percussion * Absence of pathological mobility * No sinus tract * Restorable Radiographic Criteria : * No periapical radiolucency * No loss of lamina dura * No physiological root resorption * Teeth with radiographic evidence of more than 0.25mm remaining dentin thickness * No furcal radiolucency Exclusion Criteria: * Non restorable teeth * Teeth with pathological mobility * Teeth with extensive external/internal root resorption. * Teeth with pulp canal calcifications * Subjects inability to tolerate any of the dental products being used * Systemic disease or severe medical complications ; Lack of compliance

Locations (1)

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Islamabad, Capital, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dentine bridge thickness (DBT)

Dentine bridge thickness (DBT) was measured at the 3 and 6 months follow up appointment in all successful cases.

Time frame: 3 and 6 months follow up appointment in all successful cases.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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