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Comparison of a Prophylactic Intraligamentary Injection of Piroxicam Versus Mepecaine of Post-endodontic Pain

Comparison of the Efficacy of Prophylactic Intraligamentary Injection of Piroxicam Versus Mepecaine for Management of Post-endodontic Pain in Posterior Teeth

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03006107
Enrollment
26
Registered
2016-12-30
Start date
2016-12-31
Completion date
2018-01-31
Last updated
2016-12-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pulpitis - Irreversible

Keywords

Irreversible pulpitis, Post endodontic pain, Symptomatic pulpitis pain, Single visit RCT pain, Root canal treatment flare up, Single dose piroxicam, Intraligamentary piroxicam, Intraligamentary mepecaine

Brief summary

to evaluate the effect of a single intraligamentary injection of piroxicam on postoperative pain associated with endodontic procedures.

Detailed description

The pain after endodontic treatment is commonly severe in the first 24 hours after treatment, then it will reduce gradually until commonly disappearing after 7-10 days in most cases. Since piroxicam has a half-life of 50 hours in the plasma, it will be effective in controlling the most intense pain which occurs after endodontic treatment It appears that optimal clinical benefits can be achieved by administering drugs such as local anesthetics and NSAIDs before the onset of postoperative pain. Administering these drugs before a surgical or an endodontic procedure may be of benefit for longer procedures or for minimizing peripheral sensitization, which is a result of the cascade of inflammatory mediators that are released by tissue injury and fuel the subsequent inflammatory process

Interventions

PROCEDUREintraligamentary injection piroxicam

intraligamentary injection Piroxicam is another NSAID that which has the ability for the treatment of pain, fever and inflammation in the body , has a half-life of 50h in the plasma , oral piroxicam reaches a peak concentration in the plasma within 2 to 4 hours . The needle will be placed in the gingival sulcus at a 30- degree angle to the long axis of the tooth then apical pressure is applied until the needle wedged into the periodontal ligament between the tooth and the alveolar crest of the bone

PROCEDUREIntraligamentary mepevacaine

mepevacaine is an anesthetic (numbing medicine) that blocks the nerve impulses that send pain signals to brain . It is also used as an anesthetic for dental procedures.

Sponsors

Cairo University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* • Medically free patients * Patient's age between 25-50 years. * Molar or premolar teeth diagnosed clinically and radiographically with irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis. * Positive patient's acceptance for participation in the study. * Sex include both male and female. * Patients who can understand Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) * Patients able to sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* • Pregnancy or lactation in female patients * Medically compromised patients. * Patient with multiple teeth that required endodontic treatment to eliminate the possibility of pain referral. * Patient with fracture or mobile or mutilated teeth.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The degree of postoperative pain at 6, 12, 24 and 48 postoperative hours which will be measured by Numeric Rate Scale , where the patient will be asked to rate the progress of pain on the NRS and inform the investigator with the results.up to 48 hoursPrimary outcome will be collected by the operator through Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)20 which is an 11-point scale consisting of numbers from 0 through 10; 0 reading represents no pain , 1- 3 readings represent mild pain , 4- 6 readings represent moderate pain , 7- 10 readings represent severe pain No or mild pain will be considered as success while moderate or severe pain will be regarded as failure.

Contacts

Primary Contactmarwa ga ahmed, student
marwa.ahmed@dentistry.cu.edu.eg01286171420
Backup ContactSherif A El khodary, Lecturer
01006609198

Outcome results

None listed

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