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Postoperative Pain After Pulpotomy in Children Using Calcium Silicate Cements With and Without Laser Therapy
Sponsor: University of Fujairah
Summary
This study is for children and young adults who have a severe toothache in a permanent back molar, caused by an inflamed nerve (a condition called irreversible pulpitis). Usually, the treatment for this is a root canal, which removes the entire nerve. However, a different treatment called "vital pulp therapy" or "pulpotomy" may be an option. This simpler procedure removes only the infected part of the nerve, leaving the healthy part alive, and then seals the tooth with a special material. The goal of our research is to see if we can make this pulpotomy procedure even more comfortable for patients afterward. We are testing two approaches: Using a modern dental filling material called EndoCem to seal the tooth. Using the same EndoCem material, but first applying a gentle laser to the healthy nerve tissue. This laser treatment, known as "biomodulation," is thought to help calm the tissue and improve healing. Patients who join the study will be randomly assigned to one of these two treatment groups. The main thing we will measure is the level of pain after the procedure, which patients will record on a simple pain scale. We want to find out if using the laser in addition to the filling material leads to less pain and a better experience after the treatment. This study will help dentists understand if combining this new sealing material with laser therapy can be a more effective and comfortable way to save a tooth with a severe toothache.
Official title: Evaluation of Postoperative Pain After Pulpotomy Using Calcium Silicate Cements in Permanent Molars With and Without Laser Biomodulation: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
9 Years - 14 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
46
Start Date
2025-04-24
Completion Date
2026-01-25
Last Updated
2025-12-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Calcium Silicate Cement
A premixed, ready-to-use hydraulic tricalcium silicate cement (commercial name: EndoCem MTA Pre-mixed Putty) used as a direct pulp-capping agent. It is applied over the vital radicular pulp tissue following a pulpotomy procedure to seal the pulp chamber and promote healing and reparative dentin formation. The material is used according to the manufacturer's instructions for vital pulp therapy.
Er,Cr:YSGG Laser
An Erbium, Chromium: Yttrium-Scandium-Gallium-Garnet laser system used in a non-ablative, low-level power setting for biomodulation. Following hemostasis in the pulpotomy procedure, the laser tip delivers photonic energy to the exposed pulp stumps in a defocused, non-contact mode. The intended biological effects are biostimulation of pulpal cells, enhanced healing, and anti-inflammatory action, which may reduce postoperative pain. Specific parameters (e.g., power, frequency, air/water coolant ratio) are set for therapeutic bio-stimulation rather than surgical cutting.
Locations (1)
Dental Clinic, College of Dentistry, Fujairah University
Fujairah, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates