Can turmeric gels beat standard tooth infection treatments?
NCT ID NCT06342830
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether natural gels (curcumin and nanocurcumin) or synthetic gels (ciprofloxacin with ibuprofen) placed inside a tooth between retreatment visits can help heal infections better than the standard calcium hydroxide paste. Sixty adults with failed root canals and persistent infections participated. The main goal was to see if the infection site shrank on a 3D X-ray after one year.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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20 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Medically free Patients * both sex includes male and females * Patients age between 20-60 * Patients agreement positively to share in the study * patient able to sign informed consent * on clinical and radiographic examinations, the included teeth maxillary and mandibular single root canal anteriors or premolars suffering from failed endodontic treatment with periapical lesion Exclusion Criteria: * badly broken down teeth indicated for extraction or with difficult isolation * teeth with former procedural errors as ledge, perforation or instrument separation * Medically compromised patients * patients with history of receiving antibiotics within a month before starting study * periodontally affected teeth by pocket depth \& \> 4mm
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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faculty of dentistry, Ain shams university
Cairo, 11512, Egypt
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