Status:
UNKNOWN
Efficacy of Calcium Silicate Pulp-capping; a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Lead Sponsor:
King's College London
Conditions:
Reversible Pulpitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
This study aims to investigate the tooth nerve response to a recently introduced therapeutic filling material (calcium silicate cement) called Biodentine and to assess the quality of the overlying fil...
Detailed Description
Tooth decay is one of the most widespread diseases in the world. Very often, a patient comes to the dental clinic when experiencing pain which commonly means the decay is deep and is very close to or ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients either male or female over the age of 16 (who can consent for themselves) in good general health
- A minimum of one carious lesion (occlusal, proximal, or MOD)
- Positive pulp response to electric pulp test and thermal stimulation.
Exclusion
- Patients with clinical symptoms of irreversible pulpitis who need root canal treatment
- The presence of fistulas or swelling
- Anterior teeth with aesthetic concerns
- External or internal root resorption
- Multiple teeth with carious lesions in the same quadrant,
- Mobile teeth or tenderness to percussion.
- Pregnant women, in view of requirements for radiographs.
- Patients younger than 16.
- Patients unable to give consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
53 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02201641
Start Date
July 1 2012
End Date
July 1 2017
Last Update
March 3 2017
Active Locations (1)
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King's College Dental Institute at Guy's Hospital
London, London, United Kingdom, SE1 9RT