Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Two Dental Techniques Used to Treat Teeth Which Have Become Infected or Painful Following Trauma
Lead Sponsor:
University of Liverpool
Collaborating Sponsors:
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Apexification
Apexogenesis
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-25 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Children often damage their front teeth. In approximately 6% of cases, the nerve inside the affected tooth dies (becomes 'non-vital') and natural root development stops. In these cases, the tooth requ...
Detailed Description
Participants will be randomly allocated in to one of the above treatment groups. This means that neither the participants, nor the researchers, will be able to choose which group a participant will be...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for participants:
- Between 7 and 25 years of age
- Have no significant medical history
- Cooperative in the dental chair
- Able to commit to the recall schedules prescribed by the study
- Have one or more traumatised non-vital permanent maxillary central incisors with incomplete root development
- Exclusion Criteria for participants:
- Have a medical history that may complicate treatment
- Have a medical history for which the study procedures may place the patient at increased risk
- Have a diagnosis of avulsion or severe intrusion following dental trauma
- Exclusion Criteria for Permanent maxillary central incisors:
- Less than half formed
- Have anatomical complexity (such as dens invaginatus)
- Have horizontal or vertical root fractures present
- Have evidence of root resorption
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01817413
Start Date
February 1 2011
End Date
August 1 2015
Last Update
December 10 2015
Active Locations (1)
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University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom, L3 5PS