The Effect of Intra Oral Cryotherapy in Patients With Symptomatic Apical Periodontitis

NCT06082479 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2024-01-30

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Summary

The participants were divided into two groups: Group I (cryotherapy) (n =10) after the completion of the mechanical preparation intra oral cryotherapy was applied. Group II (control) (n =10) received standard root canal treatment without the application of any type of cryotherapy.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

intraoral cryotherapy,ice gel

A cold pack (ice gel enveloped by a sealed plastic cover) measuring 2.5 x 5 centimetres was placed intraorally on the vestibular surface of the treated tooth. Each cold pack was kept for ten minutes.3 packs were used for each patient, for a total time of 30 minutes.Patients were instructed to remove the cold pack for 1-2 minutes if they felt extreme cold or a burning sensation .The temperature of the gel was checked by a digital thermometer (Brannan, UK) after it was removed from the freezer and kept in an ice box (Cosmoplast, UAE) containing a cooling gel (Exam Packaging, Belgium).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maram F Obeid, Professor · Faculty of Dentistry,Ain Shams University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-02-01
Completion
2023-02-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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