Dental study tests stronger bleach to save infected teeth
NCT ID NCT06433245
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a stronger solution of sodium hypochlorite (5% vs 3%) works better as a wash and bleeding stopper during a partial pulpotomy—a procedure to save a tooth with deep decay and nerve inflammation. The trial involved 128 adults with painful, infected molars. Researchers measured success by checking for pain, healing, and tooth function over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sodium hypochlorite
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a higher concentration of sodium hypochlorite improves outcomes for saving teeth with deep decay.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 128 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Higher concentrations may also cause more irritation.
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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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128 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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15 to 40 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: 1. Mature permanent mandibular molars. 2. Teeth with clinical diagnosis of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis 3. Patients having normal periapical status with periapical index (PAI) score ≤ 2 4. Periodontally healthy teeth 5. Patients having physical status of class 1 or 2 according to ASA classification 6. Pulpal bleeding can be controlled within 6 minutes. 7. Presence of extremely deep carious lesion on radiograph - Exclusion Criteria: 1\) Non restorable teeth 2) Necrotic pulp evident upon exposure 3) Negative response to vitality test 4) Presence of sinus tract 5) Presence of soft tissue swelling 6) Radiographic signs of internal or external root resorption 7) Pregnant women \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PIGDS
Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India
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