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A study on naturally available plant source (wheatgrass) for dental pain management.

A randomized clinical study on the evaluation of analgesic effect of wheatgrass (triticum aestivum) extract on dental pain management during pulpitis. - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/12/078719
Enrollment
45
Registered
2024-12-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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: Control group - Placebo.: Placebo - a sugar coated tablet Intervention2: Intervention agent - sublingual tablet of wheatgrass: 500mg route of administration - sublingual duration of i

Sponsors

SabahS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients above 18 to 40 years. 2) Symptomatic irreversible pulpitis / Apical periodontitis patients in mandibular molars. 3) Pain value - according to NPRS scale of score of five or more. 4) No significant medical problems.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Teeth with previous endodontic treatment, periapical pathology. 2) Hot tooth. 3) Analgesic ingestion within the last 4 hours. 4) History of any allergic reaction to NSAIDs. 5) Patients with neuralgic pain disorders. 6) Patients on anti-coagulants. 7) Pregnant and lactating women. 8) Patients with hypoglycemia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome of this study is to evaluate the analgesic effect of sublingual oral medication of wheatgrass (tablet form) on pain control for patients suffering with irreversible pulpitis.Timepoint: 30 mins after drug administration.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome of this study is to comparatively evaluate the analgesic effect of sublingual oral medication of wheatgrass (tablet form) & NSAID drug piroxicam on pain control for patients suffering with irreversible pulpitis.Timepoint: 30 mins after drug administration.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShobana K

Srm kattankulathur dental college and hospital

shobanak1@srmist.edu.in9962502202

Outcome results

None listed

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