APICAL PERIODONTITIS

This study tested if a less invasive dental procedure called a full pulpotomy could be as successful as a traditional root canal for treating severe toothaches in adult molars. It also compared how well a new artificial intelligence (AI) software could spot tooth infections on X-…

This small pilot study tested a new way to treat dead, infected permanent teeth. Doctors took healthy pulp tissue from a patient's own wisdom tooth and transplanted it into the cleaned-out root canal of the dead tooth, along with a special growth factor gel made from the patient'…

This study tested if adding a special blood product made from a patient's own blood (called L-PRF) could help bone heal better after surgery for a persistent tooth root infection. Researchers compared two different surgical techniques, with and without L-PRF, in 60 patients. They…

This study tested whether using a larger cleaning size at the tip of a tooth's root leads to better healing after a special regenerative treatment for infected teeth. Researchers compared two different cleaning sizes in 36 adults with infected mature teeth to see which approach r…

This study tested whether using a special laser during a root canal could help reduce harmful inflammation in teeth with a chronic root infection. Researchers compared 58 patients who received the laser treatment to those who did not. The results showed the laser treatment was no…

This study tested if adding an injectable gel made from a patient's own blood (called i-PRF) to a standard root canal procedure could help control a chronic tooth infection. Researchers enrolled 60 patients with this infection and measured specific healing markers in fluid sample…

This study tested whether two advanced cleaning methods—using sound waves (sonic) or high-frequency vibrations (ultrasonic)—help infected tooth roots heal better than the standard needle rinse during a root canal. Researchers treated 42 adults with infected single-rooted teeth, r…

This study tested three different materials used to seal root canals to see if one causes less pain after the procedure and leads to better healing of the bone around the tooth root. 72 adults with a tooth infection received a standard root canal treatment and were randomly assig…

This study aimed to see if using lasers to clean a root canal causes less pain afterward compared to standard chemical cleaning. It involved 45 patients with dead tooth nerves who were divided into three groups to test different cleaning methods. Patients tracked their pain level…

This study tested whether using special sonic tools or a laser during root canal treatment could reduce pain afterwards. 80 patients with a specific tooth infection but no pain received one of four cleaning methods. The results showed no significant difference in pain levels or p…

This study compared two antiseptic rinses used at the end of a single-visit root canal procedure to see which one better reduces pain in the first two days after treatment. 142 adults with a specific type of tooth infection received either an octenidine or a chlorhexidine rinse d…

This study aimed to understand if a chronic infection at the root of a tooth could affect the health of blood vessels. Researchers compared blood markers in 45 healthy adults, some with this tooth infection and some without, before and after standard dental treatment. The goal wa…