Measurement of Bite Force in Humans

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio1 site in 1 country89 target enrollmentMarch 2005

ConditionsDental Pulp Necrosis Periapical Periodontitis

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Dental Pulp Necrosis
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Enrollment: 89
Locations: 1
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 14 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This protocol is for a clinical trial to evaluate the reliability of the bite fork as a diagnostic instrument in subjects with pulpal necrosis and apical periodontitis.

Detailed Description

This clinical trial consists of two parts. We will first use the bite fork in normal volunteers to evaluate its test-retest and inter-rater reliability. We will then use the bite fork in subjects with differing endodontic diagnoses and compare these results with the standard clinical diagnostic test (percussion).

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2005

End Date

June 2008

Last Updated

14 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patient must be at least 16 years of age.
•Clinical indication for non-surgical root canal therapy (NSRCT).
•1st or 2nd maxillary or mandibular molar or premolar
•Diagnosis must be chronic apical periodontitis (CAP) with or without symptoms.
•Intact, mature apices.
•American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I or II.

Exclusion Criteria

•Failure to meet any of the above
•Previous NSRCT
•Previous pulpotomy or pulpectomy
•Suppurative apical periodontitis
•Patients taking medications which can affect their pain rating or medications which affect their immune system (such as glucocorticoids)