Chronic apical periodontitis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Unirradicular tooth of patients requiring endodontic treatment; teeth with pulp necrosis and presence of periapical lesion; need for endodontic retreatment; age range from 21 to 60 years of age, favorable health conditions, local and systemic; unirradicular teeth with unsatisfactory prior endodontic treatment performed 3 years ago or more; presence of periapical lesion visible
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Periodontal disease; root fracture, exposure of the pulp chamber to the mouth; patients who used antifungals and antibiotics in the period of three months before the endodontic treatment; impossibility of absolute isolation were not included
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Verification of the initial profile of primary and secondary endodontic infections;Comparison of the initial profile of primary and secondary endodontic infections | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Microbial load and microbiological identification, by microbial culture and Checkerboard test and statistical analysis; Quantification of endotoxin (UE / mL) and lipoteichoic acid (LTA) levels, by LAL assay and ELISA and statistical analysis;(CFU / mL) and microbiological profile with clinical signs and symptoms and periapical lesion volume (mm³), using concomitant computed tomography (CBCT); by laboratory, signs and symptons submitted to statistical analysis;Relation of endotoxin and LTA levels with clinical signs and symptoms and volume of CBCT lesions, by laboratory, signs and symptoms and volume of the lesion analysis submitted to statistical analysis | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
ICT - Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho