Chilling dental anesthetic may cut root canal pain
NCT ID NCT06194721
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether cooling local anesthetic before injecting it into the tooth's pulp reduces pain during root canal treatment. The trial enrolls 40 people with painful, inflamed lower molars who need a root canal. Each participant receives the anesthetic at either cold or room temperature, and researchers compare pain levels reported during 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
- Cooled local anesthetic injected into the tooth's pulp
- What this could lead to
- If cooling the anesthetic helps, dentists could use this simple step to make root canal treatment less painful for patients with inflamed tooth nerves.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small study of 40 people at one dental school. The cooling step may not make a noticeable difference, and results might not apply to other teeth or clinics.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with mandibular molars diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. * Mandibular molars with closed apices. * Patients who are experiencing pain during access cavity drilling above 5 visual analog scale. Exclusion Criteria: * • Patients with a known allergy to lidocaine. * Root canal-treated mandibular molars. * Patients with systemic diseases. * Mandibular molars with open apices. * Mandibular molars with external/internal resorption. * Non-restorable mandibular molars.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gulf Medical University
Ajman, Ajman Emirate, 4184, United Arab Emirates
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