MedTrace Logo

Intraoral Cryotherapy in Root Canal Retreatment

NCT05091554 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2021-11-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of intraoral cryotherapy application on postoperative pain in single and multiple visit retreatment of teeth with symptomatic or asymptomatic apical periodontitis. This clinical trial was also investigate the potential of intraoral cryotherapy application to reduce on postoperative analgesic use of patients in line with the results obtained.

A total of 118 patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected for the study. The patients were randomly divided into two groups as single visit and multiple visit (n=59). Then, each group was randomly divided into three subgroups as control (without cryotherapy), 15 minutes of cryotherapy, and 30 minutes of cryotherapy. Twenty two teeth were retreated in each cryotherapy group and 15 teeth in each control group. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluate and compare postoperative pain. Postoperative analgesic use of patients was also recorded.

Conditions

  • Cryotherapy Effect

Interventions

PROCEDURE

intraoral ice pack application

Tap water was filled into plastic ice molds and kept in the freezer in the clinic until the application was made. The ice packs used were weighed with digital pocket scale (Knmaster CT1000, Turkey) as 6-8 grams. In the cryotherapy groups, at the end of the first appointment ice packs were removed from the freezer, wrapped in sterile gauze and placed on the vestibular mucosa of the teeth.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Izmir Katip Celebi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • emrah karataslioglu, phd · Izmir Katip Celebi University

  • sule soysal, DDS · Izmir Katip Celebi University

  • ılgın akçay, phd · Ege University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-01
Primary Completion
2019-06-14
Completion
2020-03-14

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT05091554 on ClinicalTrials.gov