Effect of Different Conductive Media on the Efficacy of Electric Pulp Tester

Effect of Different Water-based and Gel-based Conductive Media on the Efficacy of Electric Pulp Tester

Dental pulp tests are investigations that offer valuable diagnostic and treatment planning information to the dental clinician. EPT is a sensibility test that can be easily performed in clinical practice. Current study is to find the best conducting substance among readily available water-based gels and gel-based tooth pastes to evaluate the efficacy of electric pulp tester.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Healthy Maxillary Central Incisors

Detailed Description

The study will be performed on dental students with written informed constant. The sample size of study is 100. There will two main groups of conductor materials used in the study: water-based gels (fluoride gel, electrode gel and chlorohexidine gluconate) and gel-based toothpastes (Colgate and Dentonic Ultrawhitening gel). All groups will be randomly applied to the same patient at a single visit. Two measurements will be recorded for each material and the average value of the two measurements will used. Then, the measurements will record, and a comparison will be made between different conductors.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Islamabad Capital Territory
    • Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
      • Recruiting
      • School of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
      • Principal Investigator: nosheen sarwar, BDS

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study subjects are dental students of School of dentistry Islamabad

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy fully erupted teeth maxillary central incisors.
• Study subjects above 18 years.
• No systemic diseases and pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Carious, decayed and periodontally affected teeth.
• Taking anti-inflammatory drugs from last 2 weeks.
• Taking cortisone for the last 6 month

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Only
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

5

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Group 1: Fluoride gel; The fluoride gel used as conductive media for electric pulp tester in this group
Group 2:Electrode gel; In Group 2 electrode gel applied as conductive media for electric pulp test.
Group 3: chlorohexidine gluconate gel; chlorohexidine gluconate gel used as conductive media for electric pulp tester in group 3.
Group 4:Colgate gel toothpaste; Colgate gel toothpaste gel used as conductive media for electric pulp tester in group 4.
Group 5:Dentonic Ultrawhitening gel; Dentonic Ultrawhitening gel used as a conductive media in Group 5.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Efficacy of electric pulp tester	To measure the efficacy of electric pulp tester with different conductive media.	immediately after procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Effect of gender on efficacy of electric pulp tester.	To measure the efficacy based of gender in study subjects	immediately after procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: nosheen sarwar, BDS, School of dentistry PIMS

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 2, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): September 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): October 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 17, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 17, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 23, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 23, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 17, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: SOD/ERB/2022/06

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

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