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Does Pain after Root Canal Treatment depend on the number of appointments?

Incidence of Postoperative Pain in single and multiple session Endodontic Treatments: clinical study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-47ngbg3
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-12-27
Start date
2018-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Periapical Periodontitis

Interventions

This is a randomized clinical study where a convenience sample will be used and the option for the type of intervention (number of sessions) will be defined during treatment. This study will be carrie
E06.397.778

Sponsors

Centro de Pesquisa da Universidade Positivo
Lead Sponsor
Centro de Pesquisa da Universidade Positivo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Both genders; older than 18 years; diagnosed with necrotic pulp; with normal physical and psychological health conditions; no use of analgesics and anti-inflammatories

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Under 18 years old; vital pulp diagnosis; teeth with incomplete apex; pregnant; patients with non-odontogenic facial pain or chronic pain; patients who are taking analgesics and anti-inflammatories.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected Discharge 1 - It is expected to find a higher frequency of postoperative pain in endodontic treatments performed in multiple sessions, verify through a message sent to the cell phone of the research participants who will have to answer whether or not they had pain.;Outcome found 1 - It was observed that there was no significant difference for the presence of postoperative pain between treatments performed in single or multiple sessions (p=0.806), verified through information obtained from patients and statistical analysis of data.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Expected Discharge 2 -It is expected to find a greater intensity of postoperative pain in 24 hours after the completion of root canal treatment. Pain intensity will be verified through the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), where the patient should give a score from zero to ten for pain. Zero, no pain, to ten, unbearable pain. Research participants will receive a message by cell phone, with the image of the Visual Analog Scale and will have to rate it according to the intensity of pain.;Outcome 2 - Pain was more intense in the first 24 hours both in the single session group (p<0.001) and in the multiple sessions group (p<0.001) compared to the other evaluated times, verified through the information obtained from the patients and statistical analysis of the data.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactFlávia Tomazinho

Universidade Positivo

flavia.tomazinho@up.edu.br+55(41)30031189

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026