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NCT04922229 | NOT YET RECRUITING | Irreversible Pulpitis

Comparative Effectiveness in the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis
Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Ashraf Fouad

Brief Summary:

This project addresses a central question within the practice of dentistry: Is a pulpotomy procedure effective in the treatment of a tooth with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis and normal periapex? In addition, the project seeks to identify clinical and molecular biomarkers that are predictive of the success of pulpotomy.

Condition or disease

Irreversible Pulpitis

Intervention/treatment

RCT

Pulpotomy

Phase

NA

Detailed Description:

In this study, patients will be randomized to two groups. All patients will have a diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis with normal apical tissues. The groups will be root canal treatment and pulpotomy. The patients will be followed clinically and radiographically for 2 years following the treatment. Predictors of the outcome of pulpotomy will be clinical and laboratory-based parameters.

Study Type : INTERVENTIONAL
Estimated Enrollment : 138 participants
Masking : NONE
Primary Purpose : TREATMENT
Official Title : Comparative Effectiveness in the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis
Actual Study Start Date : 2024-12-01
Estimated Primary Completion Date : 2029-12-31
Estimated Study Completion Date : 2031-12-31

Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment

Ages Eligible for Study: 12 Years to 99 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: 1
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
  • * Maxillary or mandibular first or second mature permanent molars with carious lesions or restorations (excluding crowns), with signs and symptoms of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (defined as spontaneous pulpal pain and cold hyperalgesia \>30 seconds), and normal apical tissues.
  • * Tooth is responsive to cold and electrical pulp testing.
  • * Patients aged ≥12 years for first molars and ≥16 years for second molars.
Exclusion Criteria
  • * Evidence of Pulp Necrosis or Apical Periodontitis, preoperatively or upon inspection of an exposure site
  • * Teeth that are badly broken down and/or are not restorable.
  • * Teeth with mechanical allodynia assessed by registering bite force that is at least 50N lower than the contralateral side.
  • * Teeth with radiographic evidence of internal, or external cervical, inflammatory or replacement root resorption, or with complete pulp canal obliteration.
  • * Radiographic evidence of PDL space wider than three times normal width
  • * Clinical evidence of swelling or sinus tract
  • * Periodontal pocket probing depth ≥5 mm in any site around the tooth.
  • * Clinical evidence of cracks connecting mesial and distal surfaces and/or extending in pulp chamber or associated with periodontal pockets ≥ 5 mm.
  • * History of taking centrally acting drugs (e.g., tricyclic antidepressants), which interfere with the release of pain mediators and/or modify pain experience, within the previous 6 months.
  • * Use of medications that affect the host response such as methotrexate, corticosteroids or cyclosporin.
  • * Patients on immunosuppressive agents, chronic corticosteroid use, autoimmune disease, or other immunocompromising diseases or medications.
  • * Patients who require IV sedation or general anesthesia for their dental treatment.
  • * Teeth with full coverage crowns.
  • * Teeth undergoing active orthodontic movement.
  • * Teeth that require elective RCTx to place a post for restorative purposes.
  • * Teeth with no contralateral molars with normal pulp and periapical tissues for bite and pulp testing controls.
  • * Teeth in the pulpotomy group in which, following complete pulpotomy, bleeding does not stop after 10 minutes with 3-4% hypochlorite cotton pellet. These will be considered treatment failure and treated with RCTx.
Comparative Effectiveness in the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis

Location Details

NCT04922229

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United States, alabama

School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, alabama, United States, 35233