NCT06807320

COMPARISON of MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE and CALCIUM HYDROXIDE AS INDIRECT PULP CAPPING AGENTS in PRIMARY MOLARS

CLINICAL and RADIOGRAPHIC COMPARISON of MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE and CALCIUM HYDROXIDE AS INDIRECT PULP CAPPING AGENTS in PRIMARY MOLARS: a RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study is designed as randomized clinical trial performed at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry , Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) , Islamabad on primary molars requiring indirect pulp treatment in patients aged 5 to 9 years. Two groups , I and II of 40 teeth each will be selected according to inclusion criteria . In Group I , indirect pulp capping will be done with Calcium hydroxide while in Group II , it will be done with MTA . Both the groups will be evaluated clinically and radiographically at 0, 3 and 6 months . Results were compiled and analyzed using standard statistical techniques.

Conditions

• Indirect Pulp Cap

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	MTA pulp dressing material	MTA powder ( ProRoot; Dentsply ⁄ Tulsa Dental, Tulsa, OK,USA) was added to sterile water. The mixture was left to achieve a sandy consistency for about thirty seconds. Then, the material was applied to the cavity using a ball condenser.
DRUG	Calcium Hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)	For Group I patients, Calcium hydroxide (Dycal\_ Ivory,Dentsply Caulk, Dentsply, L.D. Caulk, Milford, DE,USA ) was used. The catalyst and paste were mixed as per the manufacturer's recommendations.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-01-01
• Completion: 2024-12-30
• First posted: 2025-02-04
• Last updated: 2025-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan