Status:
COMPLETED
Blood Mercury Levels Following Retrograde Amalgam Surgeries
Lead Sponsor:
Masoud Saatchi
Collaborating Sponsors:
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Conditions:
Blood Mercury Concentration
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine the blood's mercury level of patients who had amalgam root end filling surgeries. It is to be examined if the mercury concentration in blood is elevated by using ...
Detailed Description
* A total of 14 patients who needs surgical root canal therapy (SRCT) participated in this clinical study. * The Isfahan University Human Subjects Review Committee approved the protocol of the study. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- older than 18 years
- without physician-diagnosed psychological, behavioral, neurological, immunosuppressive, or renal disorders
- having a tooth that required apical surgery
Exclusion
- using tobacco and alcohol one week before surgery and during the study
- dealing with mercury in their job like dentists, stonemason, mine workers
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01428609
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
March 22 2012
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School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, 8174673461