Evaluation of pain after initial working length determination during root canal treatment using 6th generation apex locator

Phase 1

Completed

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/09/057279
• Lead Sponsor: arsinhbhai patel dental college and hospitalVisnagar

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2024-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1) Single rooted teeth with single canal

2) Vital pulp

3) Non-vital pulp

4) Symptomatic irreversible pulpitis

5) Asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis

6) Pulp necrosis without periapical radiolucency

7) Symptomatic apical periodontitis without periapical radiolucency

8) Intentional RCT cases

Exclusion Criteria

1) Severely damaged tooth

2) Symptomatic apical periodontitis with periapical radiolucency

3) Asymptomatic apical periodontitis with periapical radiolucency

4) Acute apical abscess

5) Chronic apical abscess

6) Mobile tooth

7) Tooth previously gone for root canal treatment

8) Curved canal

9) Calcified canals

10) Patient with any systemic disease

11) Pregnancy

12) Patient with cardiac pacemaker

13) Patient with implanted electric device

14) Patient taken analgesic in past 24 hrs

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
post operative pain with & without violating the apical foramen while using an electronic apex locatorTimepoint: post operative pain will be checked at 6 12 & 24 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
post operative pain with & without violating the apical foramen while using an electronic apex locator which also helps in checking of the accuracy of 6th generation apex locator raypex6Timepoint: post operative pain will be checked at 6 12 & 24 hours