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Less invasive tooth treatment could spare kids pain and preserve baby teeth
NCT ID NCT07717294
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a less invasive partial pulpotomy works as well as the standard full pulpotomy for treating deep cavities in children's baby molars. Both procedures use MTA, a material that helps heal the tooth's pulp. The trial enrolls healthy children aged 4-8 with matching pairs of decayed baby molars, randomly assigning one tooth to each method. Success is measured by clinical and X-ray checks over one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MTA (mineral trioxide aggregate) used in a dental procedure
- What this could lead to
- If partial pulpotomy works as well as full pulpotomy, it could offer a less invasive, less painful treatment option for children with deep cavities in baby teeth.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all children. Partial pulpotomy might not be as effective in the long term.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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4 to 9 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * 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 Exclusion Criteria: * 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.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jordan University of Science and Technology
Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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