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Postoperative Pain of Root Canal Therapy With Three Techniques

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02442388
Enrollment
96
Registered
2015-05-13
Start date
2014-01-31
Completion date
2014-12-31
Last updated
2015-05-13

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Conditions

Pain

Keywords

pain, root canal therapy, endodontics, file

Brief summary

The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blind study was to compare the prospective pain in asymptomatic mandibular molar teeth with necrotic pulp and periapical lesion using three different instrumentation files: Hand, Protaper Universal, and Wave-One files.

Detailed description

ProTaper Universal system is one of the conventional multi-file rotary systems that prepared root canals with six files: three shaping files and three finishing files. A unique design element is varying tapers along the instruments' long axes. The three shaping files have tapers that increase coronally, and the reverse pattern is seen in the five finishing files. Wave-One is reciprocation-based systems that instrumented root canals with only single file. Some studies demonstrated that it has outperformed conventional continuous rotary nickel-titanium (NiTi) preparation in some aspects. The reciprocating motion of Wave-One relieves the stress on the file by special counterclockwise (cutting action) and clockwise (release of the instrument) movements and, therefore, extends the durability of a NiTi instrument and increases its fatigue resistance in comparison with continuous rotation motion.

Interventions

PROCEDUREInstrumentation technique with hand file

type of instrumentation technique for root canal treatment

PROCEDUREInstrumentation technique with ProTaper

type of instrumentation technique for root canal treatment

PROCEDUREInstrumentation technique with WaveOne

type of instrumentation technique for root canal treatment

Sponsors

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy patient

Exclusion criteria

* Allergy to anesthetics, pregnancy, breastfeeding, vital teeth, unrestorable teeth, and teeth associated with pain or swelling

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain as assessed by Heft-Parker VASAfter each technique, up to 72 hoursPain as assessed by Heft-Parker VAS

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026