Outcome of Partial Pulpotomy in Moderate and Severe Pulpitis

TITLE- Outcome of Partial Pulpotomy in Moderate and Severe Pulpitis It aims to answer does outcome of partial pulpotomy differ in mature permanent teeth with moderate and severe pulpitis? P (Population) - Mature permanent mandibular molars with clinical signs of irreversible pulpitis. I (Intervention) -Partial Pulpotomy in teeth with Moderate Pulpitis. C (Comparison) -Partial Pulpotomy in teeth with Severe Pulpitis. O (Outcome) -Assessment of clinical \& radiographic success at 6 and 12 months follow up -Assessment of OHRQoL \& pain experience at baseline, post-operatively every 24 hours for 1 week Various studies showed partial pulpotomy is successful in managing cases of irreversible pulpitis. The word irreversible presents a problem as at least part of the pulp can be saved. As a result, Wolter's proposed a classification system based on severity of symptoms. However, the treatment modalities proposed under the classification system need to validated by further research. To the best of our knowledge, Careddu \& Duncan remains the only study that has explored the success of partial pulpotomy in terms of Wolter's classification but had low numbers and uneven distribution of moderate and severe pulpitis cases. No other clinical trials were found that compared the outcomes of partial pulpotomy in cases of moderate and severe pulpitis, where ambiguity still exists regarding the best treatment modality. This study trial aims to compare the difference in clinical and radiographic outcome of partial pulpotomy in mature permanent teeth with moderate and severe pulpitis.