Assessment of Pain and Treatment Success After VPT Versus RCT in Mature Permanent Mandibular Molars With SIP: A RCT

Assessment of postoperative pain and treatment success after vital pulp therapy versus root canal treatment in mandibular molar with signs and symptoms of irreversible pulpitis. the null hypothesis, there is no difference will be observed in the pain level and treatment success between two treatments.

Inclusion Criteria:Systemically healthy patients.Patient's age range more than 15 years.Mature permanent mandibular molars with deep caries.Clinical diagnosis of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.Teeth with no need for the post.Healthy periodontium and mobility within normal limits.Patients who can understand the pain scale and can sign the informed consentExclusion Criteria:Teeth with a negative response to vitality testing.Teeth with furcal bone loss.Teeth with sinus tractTeeth with swelling.Teeth with a non-restorable crown.Teeth with immature roots.Teeth with no pulp exposure even after caries excavation.History of analgesic intake in the previous week.History of antibiotic intake in the previous month.Insufficient bleeding after pulp exposure suggestive of partial necrosis of the pulp.Inability to control bleeding within 10 min.Radiographic evidence of external or internal root resorption vertical root fracture, perforation, calcification.