Evaluation of the effect of local dexamethasone injection to reduce inter appointment pain in endodontics treatment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138805062252N1

Enrollment

Registered

2010-01-21

Start date

2000-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

post endodontic pain. Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws

Interventions

Injection of one dose of 2 mg ringer serum in buccal Vestibul of root canal treated teeth at the end of the first session

Intervention 1: Injection of one dose of 2 mg dexamethasone in buccal Vestibul of root canal treated teeth at the end of the first session. Intervention 2: Injection of one dose of 2 mg ringer serum i

Treatment - Drugs

Injection of one dose of 2 mg dexamethasone in buccal Vestibul of root canal treated teeth at the end of the first session

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion factors: - Need to endodontic treatment in posterior teeth - Without any systemic disease Exclusion criteria: - Use of any systemic drugs - Pregnancy - Need to prophylactic use of antibiotics

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post treatment pain. Timepoint: before treatment and 4, 8, 24, 48 hours after treatment. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale (VAS) model.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Mohsen Jalalzadeh

Endodontic Departement of Dental Faqulty

jalalzadeh@umsha.ac.ir+98 81 1835 4016

Outcome results

None listed

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