Apical periodontitis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Permanent tooth with single root canal which needs root canal treatment due to apical lesion over 5 mm diameter with the direction of the tooth axis in image of cone beam computed tomography
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have severe systemic diseases. Patients who have implantable medical electric devices, such as artificial cardiac pacemakers. Tooth with severe dental caries. Tooth with severe periodontitis, such as Endo-Perio lesion. Tooth with complications, internal root resorption or root fracture.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Periapical Index in a dental radiograph image 12 months after root canal obturation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Reduction rate of maximum diameter of bone defect in an image of cone beam computed tomography 6 months after root canal obturation 2) Periapical Index in dental radiograph images 3 and 6 months after root canal obturation 3) Presence of spontaneous pain, percussion pain, swelling, tenderness, and sinus tract 3, 6, and 12 months after root canal obturation | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tokushima University Graduate School, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Department of Periodontology and Endodontology