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

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King's College Dental Institute at Guy's Hospital

London, London, United Kingdom, SE1 9RT