Pain Measurement
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial including a total of 124 participants requiring endodontic treatment in posterior teeth, randomly allocated into two groups of 62
Sponsors
Pontificia Universidade Católica de Campinas - PUC/ CAMPINAS
Pontificia Universidade Católica de Campinas - PUC/ CAMPINAS
Eligibility
Age
19 Years to 92 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Posterior teeth (premolars or molars) indicated for endodontic treatment. teeth with vital pulp (living dental pulp). teeth requiring endodontic therapy for prosthetic purposes (as abutments for crowns or bridges). patients between 19 and 92 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pulp necrosis (non-vital pulp). acute or chronic apical periodontitis. previously endodontically treated teeth. symptomatic or asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis. root resorption (internal or externalm incomplete root formation or open apical foramen. cases where apical patency cannot be established. patients with recent use of analgesics or anti-inflammatory drugs. which could interfere with pain perception
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Value the intensity of postoperative pain experienced by patients after endodontic treatment, assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), in which participants rate their pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain). Pain levels will be recorded at 24, 48, and 72 hours, and 7 days after the procedure. This outcome represents a quantitative, continuous, and patient-reported measure (PROM) and aims to compare pain intensity between the ProTaper® Universal and ProTaper® Ultimate rotary systems. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Value if the use of analgesic medication, recorded as a binary variable (yes/no) to determine differences in analgesic need between groups; the duration of pain, measured by the number of days patients report postoperative discomfort; and the association between pain intensity and demographic factors such as age, sex, and tooth type. These secondary outcomes will help identify individual and clinical variables that may influence pain perception, providing a more comprehensive understanding of patient response and postoperative comfort. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuana Davanso
Pontifícia universidade católica de Campinas
Outcome results
None listed