New tool may ease pain after baby tooth root canals

NCT ID NCT07427420

Not yet recruiting Symptom relief Sponsor: Cairo University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether using a special rotary file (a spinning tool) causes less pain after a baby tooth root canal than the traditional manual file. Fifty children aged 4 to 6 with an infected baby molar will be randomly assigned to one of the two methods. Parents will rate their child's pain at several times up to one week after the procedure.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Fanta AF F one rotary files 20 taper 4 (rotary file device) and manual files (k files)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could show that using a rotary file reduces pain after a baby tooth root canal compared to manual files.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 children, so results may not apply to all kids. Pain is subjective and hard to measure reliably in young children.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

pulpitis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

IRREVERSIBLE PULPITIS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt, 11411, Egypt

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