Could a simple dental procedure replace root canals?
NCT ID NCT07179835
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a less invasive dental procedure called full pulpotomy can heal infected molars as well as root canals. Researchers will treat 128 adults with deep cavities and compare healing in teeth with and without infection at the root tip. If successful, it may offer a simpler option that avoids removing the tooth's nerve entirely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- full pulpotomy with MTA (a dental material)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a simpler, less invasive alternative to root canal treatment for infected molars, preserving more natural tooth structure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 128 participants, and results may not apply to all teeth or patients. The procedure may fail if infection persists or returns.
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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 128 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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18 to 65 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: 1. The patient should be ≥18 years of age. 2. Restorable mature permanent 1st and 2nd Mandibular molars with extremely deep caries (≥2/3 dentine involvement) 3. Tooth should give positive response to pulp sensibility testing. 4. Radiographic finding of periapical index (PAI) score \>/=3 (for test group) , score \</= 2 (for control group) Exclusion criteria 1. Teeth with immature roots. 2. No pulp exposure after caries excavation. 3. Bleeding could not be controlled in 10 minutes. 4. Signs of pulpal necrosis, sinus tract, swelling, insufficient bleeding after pulp exposure. 5. History of analgesic intake in previous 1 week, or antibiotic intake in 1 month. 6. Internal/external resorption. 7. Contributory medical history (alcoholism, smokers, diabetic, hypertension, drug dependency, Heart or valve disease, hepatitis, herpes, immunodeficiency (HIV), infectious diseases, kidney or liver, migraine)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PGIDS, Rohtak
Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India
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