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Postoperative Pain and Healing in Teeth Treated With GentleWave or EndoActivator

NCT04552132 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 63

Last updated 2023-06-15

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Summary

Patients with painful molars will be randomly assigned to 2 different groups: GentleWave and EndoActivator. The root canals will be completed using identical protocols except in the mode of delivery and activation of irrigation (using either the GentleWave or EndoActivator). Postoperative pain and pain pill consumption will be measured for the 4 days following their root canal using a Visual Analog Scale and Pain Pill Log, respectively. The alternative hypothesis is that patients undergoing treatment using the GentleWave will experience less pain postoperatively and will consume fewer pain pills.

A 12-month follow up with exam and radiographs will be completed to evaluate healing.

Conditions

  • Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis
  • Apical Periodontitis

Interventions

DEVICE

Multisonic vs Sonic activation of irrigants

Energy is input into the intracanal irrigants for activation in the hopes of increasing irrigant efficacy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Louis University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Bingham, DDS · Resident at the Center for Advanced Dental Education

  • Brian Judd, DDS · Resident at the Center for Advanced Dental Education

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-30
Primary Completion
2022-03-16
Completion
2022-03-16
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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