Health Condition 1: K046- Periapical abscess with sinus Health Condition 2: K047- Periapical abscess without sinus
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Triple antibiotic paste: 250 mg of ciprofloxacin, 250 mg of metronidazole and 150 mg of clindamycin mixed with propylene glycol, placed in root canals for 7 days
Control Intervention1:
Sponsors
Malavika Rajan
Shivani B
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Teeth with one or more of the following criteria requiring pulpectomy will be included. 1 Caries affected primary molars with intraoral and/or extraoral swelling or intraoral draining sinus tract. 2 Primary molars with deep caries lesions and associated inter-radicular and/or periapical radiolucencies. 3 Caries-affected primary molars with abnormal mobility due to periapical pathosis, but not associated with normal exfoliation. 4 Caries-affected primary molars with internal root resorption involving the cervical 1/3 of the root or external resorption (not physiologic resorption) involving less than 1/3 of the root length.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Previous history of allergy to the antibiotics.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Antimicrobial efficacy in terms of aerobic microbial count, anaerobic microbial count and Enterococcus faecalis countTimepoint: 1 week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactShivani B
Bapuji Dental College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed