Health Condition 1: K040- Pulpitis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Maxillary premolars of patients aged 20 to 50 years 2) Mature apices 3) Asymptomatic 4) Diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis with or without apical periodontitis (determined using cold and electric pulp test) 5) Written informed consent prior to study procedure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Analgesic consumption within 24 hours 2) Greater than 25 root canal curvature 3) Complex root canal morphology 4) Re-treatment / Re-root canal treatment 5) Allergic reactions 6) Presence of evidence of any other periapical pathologies 7) Any systemic disease 8) Pregnancy or breastfeeding 9) Inability to understand or provide consent for procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post-operative pain recorded using the Visual Analogue Scale with scores ranging from 0-10Timepoint: Baseline i.e., pre-treatment pain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - To check if integrated apex locator is more efficient than conventional endomotors - To check if 2 different file systems are similar or different in shaping efficiency Timepoint: - Pre- and Post- treatment pain - Post- Treatment pain at 0 hrs, 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 72 hrs and 7 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College & Hospital