Knowledge of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth Among a Group of Dental Students in Egypt

NCT06348914 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 6991
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 323
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Conducting this questionnaire will help in collecting information about the extent of knowledge of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth among dental students in Egypt. This will aid in identifying the knowledge gap, interest, and challenges regarding utilization of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth.

Conditions

Vital Pulp Therapy

Keywords

Vital Pulp Therapy; VPT; Permanent teeth; Dental Students; Egypt

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge of vital pulp therapy

  Measured by a questionnaire, and the measuring unit is multiple choice questions.

  from the 10th of September 2024 to the 10th of October 2024

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge after awareness about vital pulp therapy

  from the 10th of October 2024 to the 10th of November 2024

Interventions

Knowledge assessment BEHAVIORAL

survey on knowledge of a group of dental students regarding vital pulp therapy

Educational Material OTHER

An awareness lecture on vital pulp therapy will be given to a group of the students right after they answer the questionnaire for the first time.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A group of dental students in Egypt

You may qualify if:

• Dental students who live in Egypt.
• Dental students who are willing to participate
• Fifth-year students.

You may not qualify if:

• Responses with incomplete information

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Related Publications (8)

• AAE Position Statement on Vital Pulp Therapy. J Endod. 2021 Sep;47(9):1340-1344. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2021.07.015. Epub 2021 Aug 3. No abstract available.

  PMID: 34352305 BACKGROUND

• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth. The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry. Chicago, Ill.: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2022:415-23

  BACKGROUND

• Bogen G, Dammaschke T, Chandler N. Vital pulp therapy. In: Berman L, Hargreaves KM, editors. Pathways of the Pulp. 12th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2021.

  BACKGROUND

• Guan X, Zhou Y, Yang Q, Zhu T, Chen X, Deng S, Zhang D. Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth with Irreversible Pulpitis Caused by Caries: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Pers Med. 2021 Nov 1;11(11):1125. doi: 10.3390/jpm11111125.

  PMID: 34834477 BACKGROUND

• Parmar G, Singh S, Hegde JA, Kumar M, Kalyan S. Launching a new fellowship in microrestorative and endodontics for postgraduates in conservative dentistry and endodontics. J Conserv Dent. 2020 Jul-Aug;23(4):370-373. doi: 10.4103/JCD.JCD_328_20. Epub 2021 Jan 16.

  PMID: 33623238 BACKGROUND

• Wisniewski JF, Norooz S, Callahan D, Mohajeri A. Survey of Vital Pulp Therapy Treatment in Permanent Dentition Being Taught at U.S. Dental Schools. J Endod. 2022 Sep;48(9):1107-1112. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2022.06.009. Epub 2022 Jul 5.

  PMID: 35798124 BACKGROUND

• Kakudate N, Yokoyama Y, Sumida F, Matsumoto Y, Gordan VV, Gilbert GH. Dentists' practice patterns of treatment for deep occlusal caries: Findings from a dental practice-based research network. J Dent. 2019 May;84:76-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 29.

  PMID: 30935965 BACKGROUND

• Doumani MD, Arnous WA, Alsafadi MF, Alnazer HA, Alanazi SM, Alotaibi KS, Al-Ammari AI. The Vital Pulp Therapy of Permanent Teeth: A Dental Practitioner's Perspective from Saudi Arabia. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2020 Jun 15;10(3):300-308. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_69_19. eCollection 2020 May-Jun.

  PMID: 32802776 BACKGROUND

Central Study Contacts

Mariam Ma Gindy, Bachelor

CONTACT

+201272020703; mariam.gindy@dentistry.cu.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident in pediatric dentistry department at Misr International University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 31, 2024
• First Posted: April 5, 2024
• Study Start: September 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 10, 2024
• Study Completion: December 30, 2024
• Last Updated: April 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03