Root Canal Treatment
Conditions
Keywords
GentleWave, Multisonication, Sonendo
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to understand and learn better the efficacy of GentleWave and obtain histological evidence of the efficacy of this new technology done in-vivo
Interventions
DEVICEGentleWave
Subject teeth will receive a partial root canal treatment with the Sonendo GentleWave system followed by extraction of the tooth and histological evaluation of the tooth
Sponsors
Sonendo, Inc.
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Only teeth that patient decided to have the extraction done instead of having any other type of dental treatment and teeth extracted at patient's petition.
Exclusion criteria
* Teeth with root fractures or previously root canal treated teeth. * Teeth with severe loss of structure * Children
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visualization of the amount of pulp tissue left behind after GentleWave procedure | at the time of tooth extraction(immediately after GentleWave procedure) | Visualization of the amount of pulp tissue left behind after GentleWave procedure as assessed by reviewing the histological serial sections under the light microscope |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of participants with the presence of bacteria inside the root canal and inside the dentinal tubules as assessed by observation under the light microscope | at the time of tooth extraction(immediately after GentleWave procedure) |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactDavid E Jaramillo, DDS
Backup ContactSandra Jung
Outcome results
None listed