Impact of Periapical Radiography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography on Periapical Assessment Following Surgical Endodontic Treatment

Launched by POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES ROHTAK · Apr 1, 2020

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Study will be conducted in Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak in the department of Conservative Dentistry \& Endodontics.

Study Design: - Prospective clinical trial

Time Frame: - Jan 2019 to April 2020

Population / Participants: -Patients of age 18 years and above will be enrolled in the study.

Sample size: - The anticipated change in treatment plan was expected to be 53% before and after using CBCT. Based on the available data , sample size was calculated to enroll a minimum of 18 patients in each group with a power level of 90% and alpha at the 5% level. Considering th...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patient willingness to participate in the study.
• • Patient's age more than 18 years.
• • Failed root canal treated permanent teeth with post-treatment apical periodontitis requiring treatment.
• • Patients referred for periapical surgery of permanent teeth because of separated instrument fragment, overextended root canal filling material or any other idiopathic reasons.
• • Radiographic evidence of periapical radiolucency in failed root canal treated teeth.
• • American classification of anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I or ASA Class 2 according to ASA classification.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Positive history of antibiotic use within past three months of the treatment.
• • Positive history of analgesic use within the past 7 days.
• • Procedural errors in previous root canal treatment which are not manageable.
• • Patients who are pregnant, diabetic, having human immunodeficiency virus infection or other immune compromising conditions, had serious medical illness or requiring antibiotic premedication.
• • Patients with unrestorable lesions, fractures involving the root and periodontium, and/or periodontally compromised teeth.