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Root canal pain showdown: which sealer hurts less?

NCT ID NCT04885686

Symptom relief Sponsor: Septodont Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested two root canal sealers, Endomethasone N (with hydrocortisone) and Endomethasone SP (without), to see which one reduces pain better after a root canal. 300 adults needing root canal treatment were randomly assigned to one sealer and recorded their pain for 7 days. The goal was to find out if the hydrocortisone-containing sealer leads to less discomfort.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Endomethasone N and Endomethasone SP root canal sealers
What this could lead to
If Endomethasone N works better, dentists may have a new option to reduce pain after root canals.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study, but results are not yet published. The difference between sealers may be small or not meaningful for patients.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

300 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2021

Finished

Jun 2022

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult male or female (age ≥ 18 years); * Patient requiring root canal treatment or retreatment; * Patient who will need a single visit for the root canal therapy, for a mature molar or second premolar, with or without pre-operative pain * Patient who received information and gave written consent (signed informed consent form); * Subject affiliated to a health insurance system, or is a beneficiary (art. L.1121-11, Code of Public Health, France). Exclusion Criteria: * Pulpotomy or pulpectomy performed at a prior visit; * Tooth with apical calcification (sealer unable to reach the root apex); * Tooth with suspected root perforation; * Immature tooth (too wide root apex requiring an apexification); * Other dental treatment ongoing or scheduled within the study period; * At least one symptomatic tooth among those that are not included in this study * Known hypersensitivity to steroids, local anesthetics, or any component of study medical devices; * Subject using long term anti-inflammatory drugs; * Use of illicit substances during the 48h before the first visit (cannabis, cocaine…); * Presence of any significant medical finding or significant history such as uncontrolled systemic diseases that may impact the safety, the interpretation of the results and/or the participation of the subject in the study according to the opinion of the investigator; * Subject who cannot be contacted in case of emergency (phone number); * Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial or subject still within the exclusion period of a previous clinical trial; * Vulnerable subjects (art. L.1121-5 and L.1122-1-2, Code of Public Health, France; art. 66 of the Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices)

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Conditions

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Pain, Postoperative

As listed by the trial registrant

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Root canal obturation

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cabinet Dentaire

    Cherbourg, 50100, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Agon-Coutainville, 50230, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Betton, 35830, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Chartres-de-Bretagne, 35131, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Cherbourg, 50110, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Dinan, 35800, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Équeurdreville-Hainneville, 50120, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Lamballe, 22400, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Pluguffan, 29700, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Quimper, 29000, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Rennes, 35000, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc, 33160, France

  • Cabinet dentaire

    Tinténiac, 35190, France

  • Centre de santé dentaire Chevaleret

    Paris, 75013, France

  • Centre dentaire Flandre

    Paris, 75019, France

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