Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Laser Photobiomodulation Pulpotomy of Primary Molars in Children

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2024-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of photobiomodulation pulpotomy compared to MTA pulpotomy in primary molars in children.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Aliaa Hamouda

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children with dental behavior score of 3 or 4 according to the Frankel behavior rating scale.

• Patients whom their maxillary primary molars are indicated for pulpotomy and SSC restoration.

• Lack of history of allergy to the materials used for anesthesia and sulfite.

• Children free of any systemic disease or special health care needs (ASA 1).

• Completion of the written informed consent form by parents/guardian.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children who receive any analgesic drugs at least 24 hours before treatment.

• Any inflammation or lesion in the injection site

• Patients who have previous bad experience of dentistry were excluded to eliminate the possible impact of the child's previous painful or stressful experiences

• Child coming for emergency treatment of pain.

• If hemostasis is not achieved within five minutes after application of moist cotton pellet directly to the pulp stumps

• If radicular pulp tissue was not vital due to the presence of suppuration or purulent necrosis (pus discharge).