A clinical study comparing turmeric based, LASER light based and saline based cleaning in children milk teeth

Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Sonic-assisted Curcumin, Photodynamic Therapy and Saline in Microbial Reduction in Primary Teeth: A Randomized Controlled Trial. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/04/108567

Enrollment

Registered

2026-04-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K041- Necrosis of pulp Health Condition 2: K040- Pulpitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Sonic-assisted Curcumin: Root canals of primary teeth will be disinfected with 0.1ml-0.5 ml of Curcumin solution and activated with sonic endoactivator for 60s in the primary root canal

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Children age group of 4-9 years. 2.Co-operative healthy children. 3.Primary teeth indicated for pulpectomy procedure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Medically compromised children with known history of any systemic conditions or allergies, physical, or mental disabilities. 2.Tooth with periapical cystic pathology 3.Nonrestorable teeth 4.Parents/ patient not willing to be a part of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total viable bacterial count in terms of Colony forming unitsTimepoint: Baseline (T0) and post samples collected after 60seconds of intervention (T1) and analysed for colony forming units	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate post operative pain using Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating ScaleTimepoint: Assessment after 6 hours, 12 hours and 3 days	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jayalakshmi Pandranki

GITAM Dental College and Hospital

mds.deepthi@gmail.com9912860194

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026