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A comparative study of diclofenac skin patch against oral diclofenac for pain control after root canal treatment

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Patients diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis in relation to first or second premolar tooth of either jaw
Registration Number
CTRI/2017/03/008207
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Dental Sciences
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy persons, 18-65 years of age reporting to the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Bangalore with pain in posterior tooth.

2. First or second premolar tooth of either jaw diagnosed as symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.

3. Teeth that could be treated endodontically in one visit

4. Intraoral periapical radiograph showing intact lamina dura andno periapical radiolucency and absence of anatomical obstacles like calcifications in the canals, and no anticipated procedural difficulties.

4. Patients giving no recent history of any antibiotic or analgesic taken.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known hypersensitivity to diclofenac.

2. Pregnancy or lactation.

3. Patients with history of asthma or allergy to anti-inflammatory drugs.

4. Patients with active peptic ulceration within the last six months

5. Patients undergoing treatment with other NSAIDs or any other analgesics or corticosteroids during the trial period

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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