Clinical Trial

Efficacy of a Chitosan Dressing in Pulpotomy of Immature Permanent Teeth

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Summary
Immature permanent teeth, also known as young permanent teeth, are used to describe teeth with incomplete root formation. Immature permanent teeth are prone to caries and trauma which can cause exposure and degeneration of pulp. Pulp degeneration stops root formation, leaving teeth with open apex. It is vital to preserve the pulp vitality otherwise the incompletion of root might result in the fragility of teeth. Pulpotomy is one of the most widely used methods in preserving vital pulp in teeth, which is of great significance in achieving continue root formation in immature permanent teeth suffering from dental caries or trauma. Pulpotomy is recommended by the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry for the management of pulp exposure in immature permanent teeth to achieve apexogenesis (continued root formation and closure of apex). In this procedure, coronal pulp tissue is removed in order to eliminate the infected or contaminated pulp and to reach the healthy vital pulp followed by coverage with biocompatible material.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07323433
Lead Sponsor Minia University
Conditions Caries,Dental
Enrollment 26 participants
Start Date 2025-08-25
Primary Completion 2026-08-20 (estimated)
Study Completion 2026-08-25 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-01-07