Abstract
ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a modified pulpotomy (MP) procedure in immature permanent teeth with apical periodontitis (AP).DesignRandomised controlled trial.SettingOne public hospital in Shanghai, ChinaParticipantsA total of 33 teeth (31 patients) with a definitive diagnosis of AP with radiographic periapical radiolucency were recruited in this study. All the patients (teeth) completed the study accordingly.Methods and interventionPatients were randomly assigned to either MP or apexification treatment groups and were followed up for 12 months. Clinical symptoms and complications were recorded, and parallel periapical radiographic images were used to measure changes in root length and apical diameter. Wilcoxon’s rank sum test and Fisher’s exact test were used to compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes between MP and apexification, and analysed with analysis of variance.Main outcome measureThe primary outcome was increase in root length at 12 months. The secondary outcomes included tooth survival, clinical success and decrease in apical diameter.ResultsMP group showed a significant increase in root length (10.05%±2.14% vs 1.16%±0.79%, p<0.05) at 12 months and a decrease in apical diameter (48.88%±10.42% vs 15.90%±8.88%, p<0.05) as compared with the apexification group. The tooth survival rate was 100%, and 90.91% (30/33) of teeth were asymptomatic with apical healing in both treatment groups (p>0.05).ConclusionsMP can be an option for treating immature permanent teeth with AP. MP showed better performance in terms of continued root maturation than apexification. MP and apexification achieved comparable outcomes with regard to the resolution of clinical symptoms and apical healing.Trial registration numberChiCTR-INR-17012169.
Funder
Biological sample bank project of Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Clinical Research Program of 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases
Shanghai Key Clinical Specialty Project
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