Effect of root canal preparation under continuous irrigation on postoperative pain in teeth with symptomatic apical periodontitis: a preliminary randomized controlled prospective clinical trial

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Completed

• Conditions: Fifty patients having symptomatic apical periodontitis with a preoperative and percussion pain of visual analog scale (VAS) more than 50 were included in this study; apical periodontitis, continuous irrigation, endodontics, postoperative pain

• Registration Number: TCTR20190725006
• Lead Sponsor: o sponsor

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2018-09-17
• Study Start: 2019-07-25
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Criteria for inclusion were limited to patients having symptomatic apical periodontitis (for both pre-operative and percussion pain) with a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) of more than 50 related with mandibular or maxillary molar tooth, patients having molar tooth having periapical lesion score 1 or 2 according to the scoring system described by Ørstavik et al. (Ørstavik et al. 1986), and patients aged 18-65 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria include patients having systemic diseases or allergic reactions, patients having psychiatric disorders, patients under analgesics medication at within 24 hours prior to root canal treatment or antibiotic medication at least one week before the appointment, presence of a swelling, sinus tract, severe periodontal disease or a periodontal pocket more than 3 mm, previous root canal treatment and patients with tooth associated with root resorption, root fracture or ankylosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain 1 week VAS

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative percussion pain 1 week VAS