New study tests better way to fix kids' tooth infections
NCT ID NCT06157021
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 40 children aged 4-8 with infected baby molars. Researchers compared a manual method versus a rotary tool method for cleaning and filling the tooth roots. They measured how satisfied parents were and how well the filling looked on X-rays right after and 6 months later.
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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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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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4 to 8 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: * Medically free children. * Age: 4-8 years * Primary molars with necrotic pulp, abscess or fistula. * Teeth which if lost possibility of space maintainer construction exists. * Pre-operative radiograph showing absence of root resorption more than one third of the root. Exclusion Criteria: * Vital primary teeth. * Teeth with inadequate tooth structure to support the rubber dam. * Expected shedding time within one year. * Peri-radicular involvement extending to the permanent tooth bud. * Excessive internal\& external root resorption, * Perforation of pulpal floor. * Extensive tooth mobility
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo university
Cairo, 11553, Egypt