Comparative Evaluation of the Clinical Outcome of Direct Pulp Capping Treatment in Permanent Molars
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
This clinical trial will be performed during June 2024 and December 2024. The study is conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki Ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects after being independently reviewed and approved by the Institution's Ethical Committee and is designed in accordance with CONSORT 2010. Selected patients who are between 19 and 40 years of age had undergone conservative treatment for deep caries management in their permanent teeth in the restorative and endodontic departments, faculty of dentistry, Kafrelsheikh university. The patients are then assigned randomly into four different groups for this randomized clinical study. The decision for direct pulp capping will be made after informing the patients about all the pulp capping procedures that are suggested. Furthermore, any possible complications, postoperative discomfort, or failure of the treatment will be discussed with the patient. All included patients signed a written informed consent before enrollment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * In all patients, the pulp had been exposed because of caries removal. Data collection included clinical pulp capping respecting the following criteria. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals who are 19 to 40 years old. 2. Permanent teeth that have not been repaired and have extensive caries on their occlusal and proximal surfaces, extending more than two-thirds of the dentin near the pulp. 3. Vital teeth; asymptomatic teeth (not sensitive to pressure, percussion, or palpation, and no spontaneous pain); sinus tract devoid of swelling and abscess; abnormal mobility absent; no history of spontaneous pain; mild, dull, and tolerable pain associated with eating and drinking cold drinks. 4. Ethyl chloride cold tests, gutta-percha heat testing, palpation, percussion, and the lack of radiological symptoms in periapical radiographs are used to assess the life of the teeth prior to treatment. After the stimulus is removed, pain from a pulp test that is triggered by either heat o