Postendodontic Pain on Using Max-i-Probe vs NaviTip as Irrigation Needles

Postendodontic Pain on Using Max-i-Probe vs NaviTip as Irrigation Needles: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04119661

Enrollment

180

Registered

2019-10-08

Start date

2012-07-31

Completion date

2015-05-31

Last updated

2019-10-08

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Conditions

Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis

Brief summary

Detailed description

The aim of this prospective, randomized, clinical trial was to evaluate the effect of the side-vented Max-i-Probe versus the end-vented NaviTip as endodontic needles during syringe irrigation on post-operative pain in adult patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis in posterior mandibular teeth. Medical and dental history was obtained from all participants in this trial and clinical examination for teeth was performed. Participants with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis were included. After access cavity preparation, participants were randomly assigned to one of the following groups: experimental group (Max-i-Probe) or control group (NaviTip). One-visit root canal treatment was performed . Each patient received a 48-h diary to record postoperative pain. Post-operative pain was measured at the following time points: 4, 12, 24 and 48 hours after root canal treatment.

Interventions

DEVICEMax-i-Probe

Using Max-i-Probe as endodontic needle during syringe irrigation

DEVICENaviTip

Using NaviTip as endodontic needle during syringe irrigation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: 16-65 year old. 2. Medically free. 3. Mandibular posterior teeth with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. 4. No sex predilection

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnant females. 2. History of allergy to any medication used in the study. 3. Preoperative premedication less than 6 hours before procedure. 4. Cracked teeth and teeth with badly-decayed crowns.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postoperative pain using a pain-measuring scale	4 hours	Postoperative pain is measured using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) which is an 11-point scale from 0-10 where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents the worst pain measured 4h after root canal treatment

Outcome results

None listed

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