Symptomatic apical periodontitis Oral Health Symptomatic apical periodontitis
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomised using a randomisation chart created in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 with numbers from 1–1000. This is used to allocate the patients to a treatment group: complete chemo-mech
Sponsors
Malmö University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Clinically diagnosed with symptomatic apical periodontitis but without systemic involvement, manifest as intra- or extra-oral swelling or fever 2. Spontaneous pain and/or pain on percussion and palpation 3. Necrotic (non-bleeding) pulp in canal orifice/s 4. Pain >4 on Numeric Rating Scale 5. Accepting a phone call within 3-5 days and a new appointment within 2 weeks 6. Aged 18 years of age and older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous endodontic treatment 2. Intra- and/or extraoral swelling, fever 3. Currently on prescribed antibiotics
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain relief is measured using telephone calls to the patient (patients were then asked to grade their current post-operative pain levels on the same scale; a grading of NRS <4 was considered to represent adequate pain relief) at days three to five days after treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post-operative use of analgesics and antibiotic is measured using a telephone call at three to five days after the treatment. | — |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed