Postoperative Pain Evaluation of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Propolis After Pulpotomy in Carious Primary Molars

Postoperative Pain Evaluation of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Propolis After Pulpotomy in Carious Primary Molars: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The study will be self-funded by investigator and carried out on patients from outpatient clinic in Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health Department- Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University- Egypt. The procedures will be carried out by postgraduate student Rawda Nader Fathy who has B.D.S. (2011) -Alexandria University- Egypt. The procedures will be carried out on a Knight Midmark Biltmore dental unit (Midmark Corporation 1700 S. Patterson Blvd. Suite 400 Dayton, Ohio 45409, USA) in the post graduate clinic of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health Department- Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University- Egypt.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Pulp Disease, Dental
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Propolis; Drug: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 28
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt
    • Cairo university

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 8 years (CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Cooperative patient
2. Healthy 5-8 years old patient with at least one carious primary molar tooth at each side of the patient's mouth.
3. Presence of at least two-thirds of the root length radiographically.
4. Restorable tooth.
5. No signs of hyperemia and hemostasis will be adequately achieved with moistened cotton pellet within 5 minutes after coronal pulp amputation.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Teeth showing clinical and radiographic evidence of pulp degeneration such as history of spontaneous or nocturnal pain, tenderness to percussion or palpation, pathologic mobility, swelling or fistulous tract, periodontal ligament (PDL) space widening, internal root resorption, external root resorption, furcal radiolucency/inter- radicular bone destruction and/or periapical bone destruction.
2. Patients eliciting history of known allergy to pollens associated with propolis.
3. Parent or guardian refusal to participate.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: TRIPLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Propolis powder; resin (50%),; vegetable Balsam, wax; essential aromatic oils (30%); salivary secretions (10%); pollen(5%); other substances (5%) including amino acids,ethanol vitamin A, B complex, and E, minerals, steroids; flavonoids. The most important pharmacologically active constituents in propolis are flavonoids, which are well-known compounds which have antioxidant, anti-bacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties.; Other ingredients: carob powder (free flow agent). Contains no yeast, salt, sugar, starch, milk, preservatives or colors.	Drug: Propolis; One and half gram of Standardized Propolis Extract powder (Y.S. Eco Bee Farms Propolis Powder) at 100% was mixed with 1.75 mL of polyethylene glycol (Continental Chemicals, New Delhi, India) to form a thick consistency on a clean dry glass slab with a metal spatula. The paste was carried to the pulp stumps with a metal carrier and then condensed lightly to a thickness of 2 - 3 mm followed by placement of thick mix of GIC to seal the cavity and covered by st.st crown.; Other Names: propolis bee resin
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Mineral Tri Oxide; Consists of calcium oxide and silicon dioxide.When these raw materials are blended, they produce tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate, and tetracalcium aluminoferrite.; A radiopacifier (bismuth oxide) is added to the cement for dental radiological diagnosis.	Drug: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate; MTA paste will be prepared as per the manufacturers' instructions to obtain a putty-like consistency. The mixture will be delivered to the pulp stumps and condensed lightly with a moistened sterile cotton pellet to ensure a thickness of 2 to 3 mm. A thick mix of glass ionomer cement (GIC) will applied over the MTA and covered by st.st crown.; Other Names: MTA

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evaluation of postoperative pain after pulpotomy by asking patient and/or parents (binary yes or no)	Binary (yes or no)	9 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Alolofi H, El-Sayed M, Taha S. Clinical and radiographical evaluation of propolis and thymus vulgaris extracts compared with formocresol pulpotomy in human primary molars. BDJ Open. 2016 Jul 29;2:16005. doi: 10.1038/bdjopen.2016.5. eCollection 2016.
• Hugar SM, Kukreja P, Hugar SS, Gokhale N, Assudani H. Comparative Evaluation of Clinical and Radiographic Success of Formocresol, Propolis, Turmeric Gel, and Calcium Hydroxide on Pulpotomized Primary Molars: A Preliminary Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2017 Jan-Mar;10(1):18-23. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1400. Epub 2016 Dec 5.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): November 1, 2018
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): January 2, 2019
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): October 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 9, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 6, 2018
• First Posted (ACTUAL): July 9, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): July 29, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 25, 2019
• Last Verified: July 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pulpotomy; propolis; primary molars
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Postoperative Complications; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Tooth Diseases; Pain, Postoperative; Dental Pulp Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Anti-Infective Agents; Propolis
• Other Study ID Numbers: Rawda N.Mahmoud

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: data will be available within 9 months completion of study
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: data Access will be reviewed by external independent review panel
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL; SAP; ICF; ANALYTIC_CODE; CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No