Using a microscope for nerve-saving tooth treatment
Part of Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This study compares two ways of treating a deep cavity that has reached the nerve of an adult tooth. It looks at whether using a special dental microscope during a partial nerve removal (called a pulpotomy) improves the outcome compared to doing it without the microscope. This might help save the tooth and avoid a root canal.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are at least 18 years old and otherwise healthy.
- You have a permanent (adult) tooth with a deep cavity that reaches the nerve, causing tooth pain that isn't constant or severe. The nerve is still alive.
- Your tooth can be repaired with a filling (direct composite).
- You do not have serious gum disease around that tooth, and the cavity is not below the gum line.
- You do not have a bleeding disorder and you are not on blood-thinning medications.
- You agree to have the dentist check if the nerve can be treated by removing the top part of the nerve (pulpotomy) — usually done at one visit.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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