Factors affecting the pulpal prognosis of injured teeth.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Factors affecting the pulpal prognosis of teeth suffering from luxation injuries: A prospective study
IRAS ID
255460
Contact name
Robert Philpott
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Edinburgh
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 2 days
Research summary
Factors affecting the pulpal prognosis of injured teeth.
Dental injuries may affect the survival of teeth. It is recommended to monitor the injured teeth at regular intervals to ensure that the appropriate treatment is delivered promptly. In order to conclude what treatment is required, a correct diagnosis must be reached.However, reaching this diagnosis can be difficult as injured teeth often respond erroneously to many of the diagnostic tests used, thereby affecting our ability to interpret the results.
This study aims to identify the clinical factors that affect the ability of the blood supply of a tooth to survive an injury. This will help ensure that patients are provided with the appropriate treatment with the avoidance of delays that may affect the long-term survival of the tooth.
Patients that attend the Edinburgh Dental Institute trauma clinic will be invited to participate in this study. The patients, seen on this clinic, are assessed in regular intervals in a systematic way, as per accepted and validated international guidelines on the subject of dental trauma. There are specific investigations and clinical assessments that are carried out on the initial and each review appointment.
The study will attempt to identify those teeth that lose their vitality at different points following the injury and will attempt to link this to the nature of the injury suffered. The data will be collected from the patients’ routine dental trauma assessment and no additional investigations will be required. As per routine practice the patients are reviewed for one year following their injury unless otherwise indicated. All responses to the investigations will be collected and combined to identify the prognostic factors associated with the loss of vitality of traumatised teeth.
REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/2207
Date of REC Opinion
21 Dec 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion