Vital Pulp Treatment in Primary Teeth

Running, not enrolling · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Vital Pulp Therapies, Indirect Pulp Cap, Pulpotomy

In brief

In primary teeth, decay that is near the pulp (tooth nerve)is treated with either a pulpotomy or indirect pulp treatment if the tooth is not going to be extracted A pulpotomy involves removing the top 1/2 of the pulp, placing a medication/material on the pulp, covering the remaining pulp with a cement, and the restoring the tooth. The purpose of this pilot study is to gain preliminary information regarding the success of Biodentine, MTA, and IPT in the treatment of deep decay in children's primary molars.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02298504

Run by

University of Maryland, Baltimore

People needed

76

Starts

2018-07-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-23

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 9. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pediatric patients with deep dental decay in primary molars
• Teeth with signs and symptoms of reversible pulpitis

You may not qualify if…

• Teeth with clinical symptoms of irriversible pulpitis or pulp necrosis or acute dental infection
• Children with systemic illness that contraindicated vital pulp treatment such a sickle cell disease
• Teeth that are not restorable

Where it is running

• University of Maryland School of Dentistry — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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