A plant compound may help young teeth heal themselves
NCT ID NCT07802340
First seen Sep 03, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a plant-derived compound called asiaticoside, placed inside the tooth, can improve the revascularization process in immature permanent teeth with dead nerves. Researchers will compare asiaticoside to the standard calcium hydroxide medication. The goal is to see if asiaticoside leads to greater root growth, thicker dentin walls, and better bone healing around the tooth root.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- asiaticoside
- What this could lead to
- If asiaticoside works, it could offer a better way to help immature permanent teeth with dead nerves regrow roots and heal, potentially saving teeth that might otherwise be lost.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Asiaticoside's effectiveness and safety as a dental medication are not yet established.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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8 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Both gender * patients having permanent anterior teeth with necrotic pulp and immature apex * Good general health * pulp space not needed for post and core Exclusion Criteria: * Radiographic identification of root fracture or abnormality * Uncooperative patients * Root resorption (internal or external)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mansoura University
RECRUITINGAl Mansurah, Egypt
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