Which root canal method hurts less? study finds answer in one week
NCT ID NCT07355816
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at different ways to clean a tooth during a root canal to see which one causes the least pain afterward. 80 healthy adults with a dead tooth in the lower jaw received one of several disinfection methods. Their pain was checked at 6, 24, 48, and 72 hours, and again on day 7. The goal was to find the gentlest cleaning method for a more comfortable recovery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- 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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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion criteria * Systemically healthy individuals between the ages of 18 and 65, * Adequate mouth opening, * Asymptomatic devitaled mandibular premolar with a single root and single canal, * Negative response to cold and electric pulp tests and no bleeding at the pulp chamber opening, * Able to provide rubber dam isolation, * Presence of opposing teeth. Exclusion criteria * Presence of mental or psychiatric disorders, * Allergic diseases, * Use of painkillers within 12 hours or antibiotics within 1 week before the procedure, * Swelling, palpation/percussion pain, or sinus tract before treatment, * Presence of a periodontal pocket greater than 3 mm in diameter on the involved tooth, * Presence of a periapical radiolucency greater than 5 mm in diameter associated with the involved tooth, * Initiation of root canal treatment, * Irreparable material loss, root fracture, or crack, * Severe mobility, * Open apex, * Severe root canal calcification, * Internal or external resorption, * Bruxism, * Complaints of pain elsewhere in the mouth or in a tooth, * Being pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas
Sivas, 58000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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