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Reducing the post operative pain and improving quality of life using a new irrigation device in the root canal treatment.

Efficacy of modified waterpik device on the quality of life and post operative pain after single visit RCT –A double blind randomized clinical trial. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/01/062145
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-01-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Modified Water pik device: Each canal will be filled with 5 mL 3% NaOCl, and then the Water pik device modified with side vented needle of 31 gauges will be inserted into the canal to

Sponsors

Dr Laddagiri Naga Muni Keerthana
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis in the posterior teeth confirmed clinically and radiographically. Healthy patients of age group between 18-50 years Patients having moderate to severe pre operative pain on Visual Analogue Scale.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with pain on tenderness on percussion. Periapical pathology, calcified canals immature or open apex, previous confirmed radiographically. Patients with traumatic occlusion or sever malocclusion. Pregnant or lactating mothers Patients incapable of providing informed self-consent or below the age of 18. Patients allergic to local anaesthetic agent patients who took medications 12 hours before the procedure

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the post operative pain levels with the visual analogue rating scale after completion of treatmentTimepoint: 6 ,12,24,48,72 hours post operatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to assess the oral health quality of life with OHIP-14 after using modified Water pik as irrigation agitation device and compare it with the conventional side vented needle irrigation groupTimepoint: 3 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrSwapna Sanapureddy

Narayana Dental College and Hospital

sswapna.bds@gmail.com9502243488

Outcome results

None listed

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