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Effectiveness of Three Different Irrigation Methods During a Root Canal Treatment

NCT07731594 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2026-07-28

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Summary

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of three root canal irrigation techniques-Conventional Needle Irrigation (CNI), Side-Vented Needle (SVN), and Ultrasonic Irrigation (UI)-in achieving irrigant penetration into the apical third of the root canal. Since conventional irrigation often fails to adequately clean complex root canal anatomy, the study evaluates whether activation methods improve irrigant penetration. A randomized controlled trial will compare these three techniques using extracted single-rooted mandibular premolars. A radiopaque dye mixed with sodium hypochlorite will be used to measure irrigant penetration on digital radiographs, and the results will be statistically analyzed to determine the most effective irrigation method.

Conditions

  • Three Canal Irrigation Methods and Their Comparison
  • Penetration of Irrigant in the Root Canal

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Conventional Needle

Conventional syringe irrigation will be performed using a 27-gauge needle to deliver the radiopaque sodium hypochlorite solution into the prepared root canal. No additional activation technique will be used during irrigation

PROCEDURE

Side Vented Needle

Irrigation will be carried out using a side-vented needle to introduce the radiopaque sodium hypochlorite solution into the prepared canal. The side-vented design is intended to improve irrigant distribution within the canal while minimizing direct apical flow

PROCEDURE

Ultrasonic Irrigation

Following canal preparation, the radiopaque sodium hypochlorite solution will be activated using an ultrasonic device to enhance irrigant movement throughout the root canal system before radiographic evaluation of penetration depth.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Haroon H Panezai, BDS · School Of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-12
Primary Completion
2026-11-10
Completion
2026-12-26

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