Direct Pulp Capping for Deep Cavities in Back Teeth
Part of Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This study tests a treatment where dentists cap (seal) an exposed tooth nerve in deep cavities of back teeth to see if it heals properly. This might help save your tooth instead of needing a root canal.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your cavity is very deep and goes all the way through the outer tooth layers, affecting only the back lower teeth (molars)
- Your tooth nerve is only mildly inflamed—it hurts when you eat cold or sweet foods, but pain stops within seconds after you stop eating
- Your tooth responds normally to cold and electric nerve sensitivity tests, and bleeds slightly when decay is cleaned out
- Your tooth has no swelling when tapped or pressed, no deep pockets around the gum, and a small X-ray score showing the tooth root area is healthy
- The exposed nerve area is very tiny (0.5–1 millimeter), and bleeding from the exposed nerve stops within 5 minutes
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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