Laser light could boost root canal success
NCT ID NCT07194837
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using an 810 nm diode laser during root canal retreatment helps the bone around the tooth heal better. Forty adults with a failed root canal and a visible infection will receive standard retreatment plus either laser disinfection or a calcium hydroxide paste. Healing will be checked with 3D X-rays after one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 810 nm diode laser
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a better way to disinfect root canals during retreatment, potentially improving healing and reducing the need for surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants. The laser is used as an add-on to standard care, so any benefit may be modest. Results may not apply to all tooth types or infections.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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20 to 45 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 have single rooted teeth with root canal form type I. * Have previous endodontic therapy with failure. * Have periapical radiolucency (PAI score of 3 or 4). * Patients who provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who had received antibiotic therapy within the past month. * Pregnancy and lactation. * Systemic disease. * Physical or mental disability. * Non restorable teeth. * Any signs of resorption, immature roots, fracture, perforation. * Bone metabolism disease and/or patients using drugs that affect bone metabolism (such as steroids and bisphosphonates)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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from the outpatient clinic of Endodontic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
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