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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
15
Arm 1: "Total caries removal (complete excavation to hard dentin)"
Partial removal leaving affected dentin near pulp.
Cukurova University
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGEarly postoperative pain intensity (VAS) after total vs. selective excavation
The patient will be asked to rate his/her pain on day 1, 3 and 7 according to VAS
Time frame: first week
dentin bridge formation
no dentin bridge formation is expected in selective caries cleaning, while dentin bridge formation will be observed radiologically in total cleaning
Time frame: twelve months
pulp survival at twelve months
The pulp is expected to remain vital, with no percussion tenderness and no spontaneous pain
Time frame: twelve months
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