Evaluation of Post-operative Pain During Retreatment in Different Visits

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Post Operative Pain

• Registration Number: NCT07014228
• Lead Sponsor: Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Pakistan

Brief Summary

Endodontic retreatment is performed to alleviate symptoms of recurring infection, post-treatment disease after primary endodontic therapy. Retreatment can be performed in either single or multiple visits. and have their own implications. it is important to compare the patient response and post-op pain after single vs multi-visit reendo treatment.

Detailed Description

Introduction:

Treating endodontic failure cases has always been a challenge for the clinician due to the complex nature of disease which includes resistant microorganisms, iatrogenic errors and cleaning and shaping of un-instrumented areas. Endodontic retreatment can be done in either single or multiple visits. Multiple visits have the added advantage of placement of intracanal medicament resulting in decreased bacterial load and reduced pain, whereas single visit endodontic retreatment reduces chances of inter appointment microbial contamination. This study aims to evaluate post operative pain among both groups.

Objective:

To evaluate frequency of post-operative pain in endodontic retreatment cases after single vs multiple (two) visits root canal therapy.

Materials and Methods:

STUDY SETTING: Department of Operative Dentistry, AFID Rawalpindi.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-01
• Study Completion: 2023-07-01
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-06-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-09
• Study First Posted: 2025-06-10
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 116

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with unremarkable/ noncontributory medical history
• Age range between 15-45 years
• Cases of failed endodontic treatment resulting from inadequate root filling
• No systemic disease
• No periodontal disease

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients having teeth with periodontal pathology
• root fractures
• Immature root apices
• Endodontic posts
• Root perforations
• Immunocompromised health were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post operative pain after re-endo	6 hours - 72 hours	Post-operative pain after single vs multi visit re-endo treatment to be compared. The patients will be guided in detail about the procedure and how to document their response to the treatment. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS). numbered from 0-10, with 0 being no pain, 1 - 3: mild pain, 4-6: moderate pain, and 7-10 severe pain, will be used to record pain experienced by the patients and notified to the investigator.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Armed Forces Institute of dentistry; 🇵🇰 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan