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Root canal pain showdown: which sealer hurts less?
NCT ID NCT04885686
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two root canal sealers, Endomethasone N (with hydrocortisone) and Endomethasone SP (without), to see which one reduces pain better after a root canal. 300 adults needing root canal treatment were randomly assigned to one sealer and recorded their pain for 7 days. The goal was to find out if the hydrocortisone-containing sealer leads to less discomfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Endomethasone N and Endomethasone SP root canal sealers
- What this could lead to
- If Endomethasone N works better, dentists may have a new option to reduce pain after root canals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but results are not yet published. The difference between sealers may be small or not meaningful for patients.
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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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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Jun 2022
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 years and older
- 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: * Adult male or female (age ≥ 18 years); * Patient requiring root canal treatment or retreatment; * Patient who will need a single visit for the root canal therapy, for a mature molar or second premolar, with or without pre-operative pain * Patient who received information and gave written consent (signed informed consent form); * Subject affiliated to a health insurance system, or is a beneficiary (art. L.1121-11, Code of Public Health, France). Exclusion Criteria: * Pulpotomy or pulpectomy performed at a prior visit; * Tooth with apical calcification (sealer unable to reach the root apex); * Tooth with suspected root perforation; * Immature tooth (too wide root apex requiring an apexification); * Other dental treatment ongoing or scheduled within the study period; * At least one symptomatic tooth among those that are not included in this study * Known hypersensitivity to steroids, local anesthetics, or any component of study medical devices; * Subject using long term anti-inflammatory drugs; * Use of illicit substances during the 48h before the first visit (cannabis, cocaine…); * Presence of any significant medical finding or significant history such as uncontrolled systemic diseases that may impact the safety, the interpretation of the results and/or the participation of the subject in the study according to the opinion of the investigator; * Subject who cannot be contacted in case of emergency (phone number); * Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial or subject still within the exclusion period of a previous clinical trial; * Vulnerable subjects (art. L.1121-5 and L.1122-1-2, Code of Public Health, France; art. 66 of the Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cabinet Dentaire
Cherbourg, 50100, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Agon-Coutainville, 50230, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Betton, 35830, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Chartres-de-Bretagne, 35131, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Cherbourg, 50110, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Dinan, 35800, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Équeurdreville-Hainneville, 50120, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Lamballe, 22400, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Pluguffan, 29700, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Quimper, 29000, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Rennes, 35000, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc, 33160, France
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Cabinet dentaire
Tinténiac, 35190, France
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Centre de santé dentaire Chevaleret
Paris, 75013, France
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Centre dentaire Flandre
Paris, 75019, France
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