Homeopathic medicines for pain in tooth

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: K089- Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/04/041923
• Lead Sponsor: D N De Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-07-08
• Last Update Posted: 21 August 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients suffering from enlargement of alveolar ridge NOS, insufficient anatomic crown height, insufficient clinical crown length, irregular alveolar process, toothache NOS (ICD-10 code K08.89)

2. Patients suffering from toothache due to injury, dental caries, dental abscess, periodontitis, eruption of teeth, etc.

3. Age between 18 and 65 years

4. Patients of either sex

5. Habit of brushing teeth with toothbrush and fluoridated toothpaste at least once daily

6. Literate patients; ability to read English and/or Bengali and/or Hindi

7. Providing with written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Other orofacial pain conditions of non-odontogenic origin

2. Recent steroid or antibiotic therapy for dental pain, gingivitis, periodontitis, etc.

3. Spontaneous bleeding gum associated with systemic disorder

4. Patients who are too sick for consultation

5. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life or any organ failure

6. Pregnant and puerperal women, lactating mothers

7. Vulnerable population – unconscious, ambulatory, too sick for consultation, differently abled, terminally or critically ill patients, institutionalized subjects, mentally incompetent people

8. Habit of tobacco chewing, smoking and different other form(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence

9. Self-reported immune-compromised state

10.Already undergoing homoeopathic treatment for chronic disease within last 2 weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
100 mm pain visual analog scale: ‘0’ indicates ‘no pain’ and ‘100’ indicates ‘worst possible pain’Timepoint: At baseline, and after 3 and 6 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) total and subscale scoresTimepoint: At baseline, and after 3 and 6 days