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Effects of Total and Selective Caries Removal - Requiring or Avoiding Vital Pulp Therapy - on Pulp Vitality and Postoperative Pain in Deep Carious Mature Permanent Teeth: A Split-Mouth Clinical Study

No phase Interventional Pulp Exposure, Dental Deep Dental Caries

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Total Caries Removal, Selective Caries Removal.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Pulp Exposure, Dental, Deep Dental Caries. Basic parameters: 15 years — 55 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Turkey (Türkiye)
Next step
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Overview

The effect of selective caries cleaning and total caries cleaning on pulp health and post operative pain in teeth with deep caries will be investigated.

Interventions

  • Procedure Total Caries Removal
    Arm 1: "Total caries removal (complete excavation to hard dentin)"
  • Procedure Selective Caries Removal
    Partial removal leaving affected dentin near pulp.

Primary outcome measures

  • Early postoperative pain intensity (VAS) after total vs. selective excavation [Time frame: first week]
  • dentin bridge formation [Time frame: twelve months]
  • pulp survival at twelve months [Time frame: twelve months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged ≥15 years with bilateral deep carious mature permanent teeth.
  • Positive vitality test (cold sensitivity).
  • No spontaneous pain or periapical radiolucency.
  • Willingness to attend 6- and 12-month follow-ups

Exclusion criteria

  • Uncontrolled systemic diseases Pregnancy or allergy to dental materials used Teeth with irreversible pulpitis (spontaneous pain, necrosis) Non-restorable teeth (fractures, extensive decay)

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Crossover
Masking
Double blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
  • Cukurova University — Adana

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07041905 · D-SCR-2025-01

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗