Chilled or heated rinses may ease root canal pain, study finds
NCT ID NCT07191990
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using cold, hot, or ultrasound-activated rinsing solutions can lower pain and bacteria after a root canal. Sixty adults with painful tooth pulp inflammation will receive one of four rinsing methods. The goal is to find which approach works best for a more comfortable recovery.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 40 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with age range between 18 to 40. * No sex predilection. * Patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. * Patients able to sign informed consent. * Restorable teeth * Positive patient's acceptance for participating in the study. * Type III distal and mesial canal of first mandibular molar. * Mild to moderate (5-20) ° curvature according to Schneider Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant females * Medically compromised patients. * Patients having analgesics before the treatment * If antibiotic have been administrated during the past two weeks preoperatively. * Patients having bruxism or clenching * Patients having sever malocclusion associated with traumatic occlusion. * Teeth that have: Peri-apical periodontitis Root resorption Pain on percussion Pulp stones or calcifications Previous endodontic treatment. -Non-patent canals
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Future University in Egypt
Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt
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