To evaluate the effect of low level laser therapy as an adjunctive treatment modality in reducing pain along with conventional root canal debridement in cases of severe dental pain.

The effect of Photobiomodulation as an adjunctive pain relief modality in symptomatic irreversible pulpitis Ã¢â?¬â?? Triple blinded, randomized controlled trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/09/046083

Enrollment

Registered

2022-09-30

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K040- Pulpitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Photobiomodulation: Photobiomodulation is low level laser therapy to be given for total duration of 160 secs for each tooth. Control Intervention1: Sham laser: Placebo

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: the absence of any systemic diseases, maxillary/mandibular first molar tooth with symptomatic pulpitis with spontaneous pain or lingered by cold or heat, mobility less than 1 mm in either direction, and the absence of periodontal pocket around the tooth.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: pregnancy or nursing female participants, lidocaine hypersensitivity, no response to cold and heat tests, the absence of bleeding after pulpal exposure (i.e., necrotic pulp diagnosis), and not taking analgesics or antibiotics up to 6 hours before the treatment, teeth with wide open apices.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain recorded on Visual analogue scaleTimepoint: 4 hours, 8 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NilTimepoint: nil	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mayuri Rane

Goa Dental College and Hospital

naikmayurimohan@gmail.com9764058968

Outcome results

None listed

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