One Vs Two Visits Root Canal Treatments in Infected Teeth

Launched by MALMÖ UNIVERSITY · Oct 22, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking to find out whether root canal treatment for infected teeth works better when done in one visit or if it's more effective when spread out over two visits. The study will include patients who are over 17 years old and have a permanent tooth that is infected but not severely damaged. It aims to understand how successful each treatment method is over time, as well as to check for any complications and the quality of the filling used in the root canal.

Participants in the trial will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups. After their procedure, they will receive a phone call about a week later and have a follow-up visit to the dental clinic about a month after treatment. This study is being conducted across several clinics in Sweden and is currently recruiting up to 1,000 patients to ensure accurate results. If you think you might be eligible and are interested in participating, it could help provide valuable information for future dental care.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patient older than 17 years.
• • Permanent tooth excluding third molars.
• • Necrotic tooth with/without clinical and/or radiological signs of apical (juxta radicular) periodontitis (non-bleeding pulp in the canal orifice. In case of a multi rooted tooth, a non-bleeding pulp in at least one root canal orifice) where orthograde endodontic treatment is planned.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with severe general disease and/ or where endodontic treatment requires special consideration for health reasons (eg radiation-treated jaw bone in the area or increased susceptibility to infection).
• • Systemic involvement (fever).
• • Swelling (extra- and/or intra oral).
• • Previously root canal treated tooth (instrumented and/or rotfilled).
• • Confirmed or strong suspicion of transverse or longitudinal root fracture.
• • Trauma to the tooth (\<6 month).
• • Marginal bone loss \>1/3 of the root lenght.
• • Root resorption.
• • Non restorable tooth.
• • Endodontic treatment is not considered feasible because rubberdam cannot be used on the tooth.
• • Follow-up at the clinic of the treatment after\> 1 year is considered not feasible.