Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Apexification and Regenerative Endodontic Therapy: a Retrospective Study
Lead Sponsor:
Istanbul University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Istanbul Kent University
Abant Izzet Baysal University
Conditions:
Regenerative Endodontic
Apexification
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-12 years
Brief Summary
In this study, the effects of mineral trioxide aggregation (MTA) apexification and regenerative endodontic treatment (RET) methods on periapical healing was compared with fractal analysis (FD) and per...
Detailed Description
The fractal dimension analysis of each radiograph was performed using the box-counting method proposed by White and Rudolph \[1\] (Figure 1). All periapical radiographs in high resolution Jpeg format ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Apexification treatment was applied by a single operator (GK) in Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pedodontics,
- Having no systemic or periodontal problems,
- Asymptomatic or diagnosed with apical periodontitis with fistula tract,
- Not having external/internal resorption, fracture, more than one root/canal,
- Root canal filling is sufficient for the MTA group,
- Root canal filling and coronal restorations were completed in Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Pedodontics,
- Cases with periapical radiographs taken before the procedure and at least one year after the procedure was included.
Exclusion
- Cases treated by different pediatric dentists,
- Cases in which apexification is performed by different operators,
- Cases with systemic or periodontal disease,
- Cases with external/internal resorption, fracture, more than one root/canal,
- Cases where root canal filling is not sufficient
- Cases in which root canal filling and conoral restorations were completed over 2 years,
- Cases without radiographs taken before or at least one year after the procedure,
- Cases with artifacts in the periapical region on their radiographs
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 7 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 4 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05213026
Start Date
October 7 2020
End Date
January 4 2022
Last Update
March 6 2024
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Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)