Outcomes of Partial Pulpotomy VS Ful Pulpotomy Using MTA in Primary Teeth

NCT07717294 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 20240554
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: Full pulpotomy has been the treatment of choice for normal or reversibly inflamed exposed pulps in primary molars. However, this approach has its own disadvantages and may be simplified down to a more conservative type of pulpotomies which is the "partial pulpotomy". Though the literature is still lacking high quality studies on partial pulpotomy in primary molars. Since MTA has demonstrated the highest success in the literature in comparison to other pulpotomy agents, it is going to be the choice in this trial. Aims: This study aims to investigate the success of partial vs full pulpotomies using MTA in vital primary molars without irreversible pulpitis. Methods: This is an RCT with a split-mouth design, comparing the radiographic and clinical changes of full vs partial MTA-pulpotomies over a one-year period in primary molars. The study will involve 25 healthy children, aged 4-8 years, who are attending JUST postgraduate clinics for dental treatment. Children with pair-matched primary molars that are present with advanced caries exposing the pulp or requiring pulpotomy will be enrolled. Teeth will be randomly assigned to either full or partial pulpotomy. Both procedures will be conducted under LA and rubber dam isolation. The whole coronal pulp is going to be removed in full pulpotomy compared to 1-3 mm of the coronal pulp in partial pulpotomy. For both procedures, MTA will be placed, then the tooth will be restored with IRM, with the SSC as the final restoration. Afterwards, participants are going to be followed up clinically every 3 months, and radiographically every 6 months over the study period. Expected results: partial pulpotomy is expected to be a viable alternative to the full pulpotomy, Partial pulpotomy might be recommended as a treatment option since it is more conservative to the pulp and involves less damage to the hard tissues rendering the tooth easier to restore. More importantly, the procedure is assumed to be less painful and more acceptable to young children with limited cooperation

Conditions

Pulp Therapy in Primary Molars

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Clinical success

  Clinical evaluation will include the following parameters: pain, mobility, tenderness to percussion, periodontal pocket formation, gingival inflammation, and sinus tract formation. Each tooth was scored from 1 to 4 according to the criteria by Zurn and Seale 2008

  12 months

• Radiographic Success

  Radiographic evaluation will include the following parameters: periapical or furcal radiolucency, internal resorption, and external resorption. Each tooth was scored from 1 to 4 according to the criteria by Zurn and Seale 2008

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

Full pulpotomy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Procedure: NeoPUTTY MTA

Partial pulpotomy

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure: NeoPUTTY MTA

Interventions

NeoPUTTY MTA PROCEDURE

Use for partial pulpotomy in primary molars

Full pulpotomy; Partial pulpotomy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 9 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 4-8 years
• Medically fit or with mild systemic disease (ASA I or II),
• Able to attend all follow-up appointments
• Children with deeply carious pair-matched primary molars with normal or reversibly inflamed pulp that are indicated for pulpotomy (with almost radiographic caries exposure of the pulp).
• Children who are willing to take part in the study
• Children with valid parental consent

You may not qualify if:

• History of lingering or nocturnal pain, any clinical sign of pulp degeneration such as pathological mobility, tenderness to percussion/palpation, presence of fistulae or odontogenic facial swelling.
• The presence of radiologic signs of pulp infection/necrosis such as pathological external root resorption, internal resorption, bifurcation of apical radiolucency.
• Teeth with developmental dental anomalies, unrestorable crown or with advanced physiologic root resorption (\> 1/3).
• Children with known allergy to any of the materials or medicaments used in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jordan University of Science and Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jordan University of Science and Technology

Irbid, 22110, Jordan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Coll JA, Dhar V, Chen CY, Crystal YO, Guelmann M, Marghalani AA, AlShamali S, Xu Z, Glickman GN, Wedeward R. Use of Vital Pulp Therapies in Primary Teeth 2024. Pediatr Dent. 2024 Jan 15;46(1):13-26.

  PMID: 38449041 BACKGROUND

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Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 27, 2026
• First Posted: July 21, 2026
• Study Start: June 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2027
• Last Updated: July 21, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

JO (1)