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Cold therapy as an additional aid to numb lower teeth with anesthesia in patients undergoing Root Canal Treatment.

Cryotherapy as a supplementary aid to Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in patients with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis: A randomized controlled trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050746
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-03-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-03

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K040- Pulpitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block: Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block with 3.6 ml 2% Lignocaine (1:800000 conc) will be administered according to the technique described by Monheims and after 15

Sponsors

Dr Setu Katyal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with fully formed root apex. 2.Patients with mandibular molars diagnosed with Symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. 3.Healthy patients without any significant medical disorders. 4.Patients with preoperative pain >54mm on a Heft-Parker visual analogue scale (0-170 mm)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients allergic to or hypersensitive to local anaesthetics. 2.Patients who took any analgesics or CNS depressants during 12 hours before the treatment. 3.Patients with any systemic diseases, mental disorders, pregnancy or lactation. 4.Patients with any facial paraesthesia or any pathosis on the site of injection 5.Patients with pathologic periodontal pockets during probing. 6.Teeth with fused roots or radiographic evidence of extra root. 7.Patients who refused to give their consent for the study. 8.Patients taking any medication that could interfere with anaesthesia For eg beta blockers or antidepressants. 9.Mandibular molars showed no response to cold test, exhibiting periradicular pathosis, internal or external root resorption or with non vital pulp at access opening 10.Patients who were alcoholic. 11.Patients with unsuccessful soft tissue anaesthesia after adminstaration of IANB 12. Patients with positive response to electric pulp testing (done on maximal output at a gap of 2 minutes

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To analyze the pain score according to Heft Parker Visual analogue scale (0-170mm) and thus success of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block with and without Cryotherapy during Root Canal Treatment in patients with Symptomatc Irreversible Pulpitis.Timepoint: At the time of ongoing procedure—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Setu Katyal

J.N Kapoor D.A.V (C) Dental College,, Yamunanagar, Haryana.

poonambogra@yahoo.in9050462962

Outcome results

None listed

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