NCT02494193

Brief Summary

In deep carious lesions, presenting risk of pulp exposition, a treatment option is the partial caries removal of carious tissue followed by provisional restoration, while this approach is called indirect pulp capping. The aim of this double-blinding controlled randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the success of indirect pulp capping using only resin-modified glass ionomer, while the additional layer of calcium hydroxide was used as control. The sample of 112 molars and/or premolars (n=56), presenting deep carious lesions, from patients with age between 15 and 30 years treated in dental clinic at Department of Dentistry of Federal University of Sergipe. The selected carious lesions must be reached 2/3 of dentin, observed in bite-wing radiography, without pulp involving and/or other factor that to compromise the evaluation. After detailed anamneses, the selected teeth will be radiographed e all carious tissue from surrounding walls will be removed. At the floor of cavity, the carious tissue will be partially removed using hand dentin excavators, remaining the caries-affected dentin and avoiding the pulp exposition. The removed carious tissue from the floor of cavity will be evaluated for presence of Lactobacilos e Estreptococos Mutans, while the remaining dentin will be evaluated for consistency, colour and humidity. Randomly, the cavity will be provisionally restored with: Control - dress and cement of calcium hydroxide followed resin-modified glass ionomer; or Experimental - only resin-modified glass ionomer. The distance between the base of restoration and the pulp cavity cap will be measured by bitw-wing radiography. The patients will be re-evaluated after 15 days, while the teeth with compromised pulp vitality will be excluded from the study. The remaining patients will be evaluated after 6 months. The distance between the base of restoration and the pulp cavity cap will be measured again, followed by provisional restoration removal. The remaining caries-affected dentin from floor of cavity will be fully removed and a bacteriological evaluation performed. The consistency, colour and humidity of this tissue will be evaluated too. Finally, the permanent restorations will performed.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
112

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2015

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2015

Completed
29 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 30, 2015

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 10, 2015

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2016

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

May 3, 2017

Status Verified

May 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

June 30, 2015

Last Update Submit

May 2, 2017

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Tooth vitality - analysis for positive or negative response

    2 months after placement of provisional restoration

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Consistency of dentin tissue - scores of 1 (softned) to 4 (hard)

    Immediately after caries removal

  • Coloration of dentin tissue - scores of 1 (clear yellow) to 5 (darkd)

    Immediately after caries removal

  • Counting of Streptococcus mutans colonies - number of colony-forming units (CFUs)

    Immediately after caries removal

  • Counting of Lactobacillus spp colonies - number of colony-forming units (CFUs)

    Immediately after caries removal

Study Arms (2)

Regular Treatment

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Partial caries removal; Provisional restoration - control; Total caries removal; Definitive restoration.

Other: Partial caries removalOther: Provisional restoration - controlOther: Total caries removalOther: Definitive restoration

Alternative Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Partial caries removal; Provisional restoration - experimental; Total caries removal; Definitive restoration.

Other: Partial caries removalOther: Provisional restoration - experimentalOther: Total caries removalOther: Definitive restoration

Interventions

The caries infected dentin will be removed mantaining the affected caries tissue.

Alternative TreatmentRegular Treatment

After partial caries removal, a provisional restoration will be performed using a layer of calcium hydroxide paste covered by a layer of calcium hydroxide cement and resin-modified glass ionomer.

Regular Treatment

After partial caries removal, a provisional restoration will be performed using only resin-modified glass ionomer.

Alternative Treatment

After two months of their placement, the provisional restoration will removed followed by tota caries tissue removal.

Alternative TreatmentRegular Treatment

Definite restoration will be performed using composite.

Alternative TreatmentRegular Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

Age15 Years - 30 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Molars and pre-molars presenting carious lesions involving 2/3 inner of dentin tissue.

You may not qualify if:

  • Teeth presenting signs of irreversible pulpits or necrose, cervical lesion and/or root exposition, or with carious lesion reaching the pulp.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Aracaju, Sergipe, 49060100, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dental CariesPulpitis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tooth DemineralizationTooth DiseasesStomatognathic DiseasesDental Pulp Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Dr.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 30, 2015

First Posted

July 10, 2015

Study Start

June 1, 2015

Primary Completion

September 1, 2016

Study Completion

December 1, 2016

Last Updated

May 3, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-05

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