Abstract

ABSTRACT
Objective:
Objective of this study is to relate the dentin bridge thickness using calcium hydroxide and MTA using radiographs.
Methodology:
Single Blinded Randomized controlled trial conducted in the Operative Dentistry department at Fatima Jinnah Dental College and Hospital Karachi. A total of hundred premolar and molar teeth with class I and II cavities were included in this study. The study participants were haphazardly assigned into two groups, A and B of fifty participants each. Under local anesthesia, Group A was indirectly pulp capped with Calcium hydroxide (Dycal) and Group B received Mineral Trioxide Aggregate as an indirect pulp capping material. Both groups were then reestablished with Glass Ionomer Cement. Radiographic follow up was carried out at three and six months to determine mean dentin thickness of reparative dentin bridge.
Results:
Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS v 23. Pupil’s Independent Sample t-test was applied to evaluate the formation of dentin bridge formation using Ca(OH)2 and MTA at three months & six months, the outcomes were highly significant (p-value

Key words: Dentin bridge, Endodontic treatment, Indirect pulp capping, Reparative dentin, randomized controlled trial