Treatment outcomes of pulpotomy versus pulpectomy in vital primary molars diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis: protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial.
| Title: | Treatment outcomes of pulpotomy versus pulpectomy in vital primary molars diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis: protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial. |
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| Authors: | Philip N; College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. nphilip@qu.edu.qa.; Cherian JM; Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Christian Dental College, Ludhiana, India.; Mathew MG; Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Christian Dental College, Ludhiana, India.; Thomas AM; Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Christian Dental College, Ludhiana, India.; Jodhka S; The Dentist Multi-Speciality Clinic, Ludhiana, India.; John N; Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Suneja B; The Dental Care Centre, Ludhiana, India.; Duggal M; College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. |
| Source: | BMC oral health [BMC Oral Health] 2024 May 28; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 626. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 28. |
| Publication Type: | Clinical Trial Protocol; Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101088684 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1472-6831 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14726831 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Oral Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001- |
| MeSH Terms: | Molar*/surgery ; Pulpectomy*/methods ; Pulpitis*/surgery ; Pulpitis*/therapy ; Pulpotomy*/methods ; Tooth, Deciduous*/surgery; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Equivalence Trials as Topic ; Treatment Outcome ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic |
| Abstract: | Background: Pulpectomy continues to be the standard treatment recommendation for management of vital primary molars diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. The recent decade has seen a paradigm shift in the treatment concepts of how vital mature permanent molars diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis can be more conservatively managed using vital pulp therapy techniques like pulpotomy. However, despite emerging evidence indicating similarities between primary and permanent tooth pulp response to dental caries, there is limited research on whether pulpotomy can be similarly used as a definitive treatment modality for vital primary teeth with irreversible pulpitis. This randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to compare the treatment effectiveness of pulpotomy versus pulpectomy in management of vital primary molars diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis over a two-year period.; Methods/design: This clinical study is a parallel, two-armed, open label, non-inferiority RCT with a 1:1 allocation ratio between the experimental intervention arm (pulpotomy) and the active comparator arm (pulpectomy). Healthy cooperative children, between 4-9 years of age, who have painful primary molars with clinical symptoms typical of irreversible pulpitis will be recruited after obtaining informed consent from their parents/legal guardians. 50 vital primary molars clinically diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis will be randomly distributed between the two treatment arms. The primary outcomes that will be assessed are clinical and radiographic success after six-months, one-year and two-years of the trial interventions. The influence of baseline pre-operative variables (age; gender; tooth type; site of caries; pre-operative furcal radiolucency; pre-operative pain intensity) and intra-operative factors (time taken to achieve haemostasis) on treatment outcomes will also be assessed. The secondary outcome evaluated will be the immediate (24 h and 7 d) post-operative pain relief afforded by the two treatment interventions.; Discussion: This trial seeks to provide evidence on whether pulpotomy treatment can be no worse than the standard pulpectomy treatment for the management of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis in vital primary molars.; Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06183203). Registered on 30 January 2024.; (© 2024. The Author(s).) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Irreversible pulpitis; Pulpectomy; Pulpotomy; Vital primary molars |
| Molecular Sequence: | ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06183203 |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20240528 Date Completed: 20240529 Latest Revision: 20250418 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC11134690 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12903-024-04411-6 |
| PMID: | 38807160 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Clinical Trial Protocol; Journal Article