NCT04719247

Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Turmeric, Thymus Vulgaris, Nigella Sativa and Aloe Vera as Pulpotomy Medicaments in Primary Teeth

Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Turmeric, Thymus Vulgaris, Nigella Sativa and Aloe Vera as Pulpotomy Medicaments in Primary Teeth" A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 7 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

when caries reaches the pulp of the tooth, it has to be removed and replaced with a material. In this study im examining the clinical and radiographic signs and symptoms after using different natural materials in pulpotomized molars and compared to the formocresol.

Detailed description

Patients who have irreversible pulpitis and need pulpotomy will be selected randomly from the out patient clinic. they will be assigned randomly to different study and control groups. pulpotomy will be performed in the second primary molar and 1 of the five materials will be put in the pulp chamber (aloe vera, nigella sativa, thymus vulgaris, turmeric and formocresol). It will be covered with a restoration and a stainless steel crown. Patients follow up will be done after 1,3,6 and 12 months to assess clinical and radiographic signs and symptoms.

Conditions

• Pulpitis - Irreversible

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Pulpotomy	Irreversibly damaged dental pulp is partially removed and a dressing either Turmeric or Thymus Vulgaris or Nigella Sativa or Aloe Vera is placed. Clinical and Radiographic signs and symptoms are assessed and compared with Formocresol.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-01
• Primary completion: 2021-05-01
• Completion: 2021-11-01
• First posted: 2021-01-22
• Last updated: 2021-12-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt