Evaluating the effectiveness of different dental irrigating solution combinations (i.e, Sodium Hypochlorite with EDTA, Etidronate and Chitosan) when used along with ultrasonic activation on reduction of the bacterial load and post-treatment pain - a randomized controlled trial.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K041- Necrosis of pulp
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/10/037484
- Lead Sponsor
- Karthikeyan Anbalagan
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients whose teeth have pulp necrosis, which will be confirmed by absence of a response to pulp sensitivity tests and radiographic evidence of apical periodontitis or periapical radiolucency.
2. No spontaneous pre-treatment pain or at the time of the appointment.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who used antibiotics in the past three months or had systemic disease.
2. Visibly exposed root canals.
3. Teeth that could not be isolated.
4. Fistula and oedema in periapical tissues.
5. Advanced periodontal disease.
6. Incomplete root formation.
7. History of recent dental trauma.
8. Teeth with root canal curvatures greater than 20°.
9. Teeth shorter than 15mm and longer than 25mm.
10. Crown/root fracture, root resorption or calcifications.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of Microbial Load <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Post-Operative painTimepoint: At 8hrs, 24hrs, 48hrs and 7days following root canal treatment