Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as an alternative root canal filling material

Completed

• Conditions: Patient requires root canal treatment for teeth with apical periodontitis.; Oral Health; Apical periodontitis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15285974
• Lead Sponsor: King Saud University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Included patients will be adult, healthy females who agreed to participate in the study and signed a consent form. The study will include mature teeth with radiographic periapical pathosis greater than 5mm in diameter.

Exclusion Criteria

The study sample will exclude teeth that are not restorable, teeth diagnosed with chronic periodontitis with advanced loss of periodontal support, third molars, and teeth with open apex.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Periapical healing assessed by conventional periapical radiographs.<br>Measured 5 times, every 12 month post-operative for 5 years.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Periapical healing assessed by cone beam computed tomography.<br>Measured twice, 1st and 5th year only.