Health Condition 1: K044- Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal origin
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: cold normal saline (2-4 degree centigrade): assessment of pain after using cold normal saline as a final irrigant in root canal treatment in symptomatic apical periodontitis
Control Int
Sponsors
Dr Samrita Shrestha
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Nepalese patients older than 18 years of age 2. Only patients presenting with uniradicular teeth with a single canal and a diagnosis of necrotic pulp and symptomatic apical periodontitis 3. Only those patients registering from 4 to 10 on the preoperative NRS will be included 4. Patient who can understand and provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient not willing to participate in the study 2. Patients whose forms will be incompletely or inadequately filled out 3. Pregnancy 4. A history of medication for chronic pain 5. Immunocompromised patient 6. Patients with special needs and medical conditions altering the protocol 7. Root canal re-treatment 8. Presence of difficult root canal anatomy 9. Root canals with an extreme curvature [ >30] 10. Internal or external resorption 11. Teeth with open apices 12. A radiographically untraceable canal path 13. Any accident or complication occurring during treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effect of intracanal cryotherapy on postoperative pain in teeth with symptomatic apical periodontitis will be measured as the changes from baseline. Timepoint: 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours post-operatively | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effect of intracanal cryotherapy and room temperature sterile saline solution as an intracanal irrigant on postoperative pain in different time interval will be measured.Timepoint: 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours post-operatively | — |
Countries
Nepal
Contacts
Public ContactDr Samrita Shrestha
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed