Status:

RECRUITING

A Study to Compare Various Root Canal Cleaning Devices Based on Cavitation,Ultrasonic and Conventional Methods.

Lead Sponsor:

Lumendo AG

Conditions:

Apical Periodontitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of various root canal cleaning devices based on the principle of cavitation, ultrasonics, and conventional methods in a normal healthy a...

Detailed Description

Study title: "A Comparative Evaluation of Effectiveness in Root Canal Debridement using Inertial Cavitation Device vs Passive Ultrasonic Irrigation and Conventional Preparation: A Randomized Controlle...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • •Patients aged between 18-75 years with ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) classification 1 and 2.
  • ASA 1: A normal healthy patient. Example: Fit, non-obese BMI (Body mass index) under 30, a non-smoking patient with good exercise tolerance.
  • ASA 2: A patient with mild systemic disease. Example: Patient with no functional limitations and a well-controlled disease (e.g., treated hypertension, obesity with BMI under 35, frequent social drinker, or cigarette smoker).
  • Patients who agreed to participate and who have signed the informed consent.
  • Patients presenting with symptomatic and/or asymptomatic apical periodontitis and radiographic evidence of apical periodontitis in anterior or posterior teeth larger than 1.5 mm in diameter.
  • Mature tooth with closed apices
  • Tooth that has never been treated with root canal therapy.

Exclusion

  • Patients, who have pre-existing health or oral conditions that placed them at risk during the trial.
  • Patients with generalized untreated periodontal disease.
  • Patients with a history of analgesic intake within the past 3 days or antibiotics in the last 1 month.
  • Uncooperative patients
  • Teeth with immature apices, root resorption, or requiring extensive prosthetic rehabilitation.
  • Teeth that cannot be made functional nor restored or difficult to access teeth with no importance (wisdom teeth)
  • Teeth with insufficient periodontal support
  • Teeth with poor prognosis, for example due to deep root caries, large root resorption or open apex cases
  • Fractured teeth
  • Local anatomical factors such as an inaccessible root end.
  • Presence of fractured instrument in the root canal
  • Pregnant women
  • Patients unable to understand the study procedure.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 4 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

109 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06005545

Start Date

October 4 2023

End Date

March 1 2026

Last Update

December 6 2023

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İstanbul Medipol Universitesi, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics

Istanbul, Unkapanı, Fatih, Turkey (Türkiye), 34083