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Comparison of propolis and calcium hydroxide as Intracanal medicament in reducing post instrumentation pain in root canal treatment

PROPOLIS VERSUS CALCIUM HYDROXIDE AS INTRACANAL MEDICAMENT IN RELIEVING POST INSTRUMENTATION PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/12/029532
Enrollment
44
Registered
2020-12-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K044- Acute apical periodontitis of pulpal origin

Interventions

Intervention1: Intervention is Root Canal Treatment. comparator agent, Propolis powder Control- Ca(OH)2 powder : The patients meeting the inclusion criteria are randomly allocated to the two treatme

Sponsors

College of dental surgery
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ï?? Nepalese patients >= 18 years of age ï?? Patient presenting with symptomatic apical periodontitis ï?? Tooth with single canal. ï?? Patient registering pain 4 onward in a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) scale of 1-10 preoperatively. ï?? Patient who can understand and provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient not willing to participate in the study and communication cannot be accomplished Root canal re-treatment Root canals with an extreme curvature [ >30°] Internal or external resorption of root Tooth with open apices Radiographically untraceable canal path

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The effect of propolis and [Ca(OH)2] as intracanal medicament in relieving post instrumentation pain in symptomatic apical periodontitis will be measuredTimepoint: 4 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 48 hrs and 72 hrs

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ To compare the effect of propolis and calcium hydroxide paste as intracanal medicament in relieving post instrumentation pain at different time intervals.Timepoint: 4 hrs, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, 48 hrs and 72 hrs

Countries

Nepal

Contacts

Public ContactNarayan Kumar Chaudhary

BP Koirala Institute of Health Science

mailingnavin@gmail.com9852047395

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026