New laser combo could make toothache treatment less painful for kids
NCT ID NCT07290049
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether using a gentle laser along with a special dental cement can reduce pain after a pulpotomy, a procedure that saves a tooth with a severe nerve infection. About 46 children and young adults aged 9 to 14 with a painful lower molar will be randomly assigned to get either the cement alone or the cement plus laser. The main goal is to see if the laser helps lower pain after 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
- Calcium silicate cement (EndoCem MTA) and Er,Cr:YSGG laser
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a less painful way to treat severe toothaches in children, possibly avoiding root canals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early study with only 46 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The laser might not reduce pain more than the cement alone.
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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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46 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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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9 to 14 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 between 9 and 14 years of age * Presence of a two-rooted permanent mandibular molar * Clinical diagnosis of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis in the study tooth * Study tooth considered restorable with a definitive restoration * Study tooth is periodontally healthy, with no mobility and no tenderness to percussion or palpation * Participant and/or parent/legal guardian is able and willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Teeth with immature root apices * Teeth that are non-restorable because of extensive caries or structural damage * Inability to achieve hemostasis within 10 minutes after coronal pulp removal * Participants with significant systemic medical conditions that may affect dental treatment or healing * Teeth diagnosed with pulpal necrosis * Inability or unwillingness of the participant and/or parent/legal guardian to provide informed consent * Individuals belonging to vulnerable populations, as defined by the institutional ethics committee
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dental Clinic, College of Dentistry, Fujairah University
Fujairah, Emirate of Fujairah, 2202, United Arab Emirates
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