New root canal dressings aim to cut pain and speed healing
NCT ID NCT07641933
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares three different root canal dressings used between visits in retreatment cases. The goal is to see which one best reduces inflammation, shrinks infection-related lesions, and lowers pain. Sixty adults with previously treated but still infected lower first molars will be randomly assigned to one of the three dressings.
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 or calcium hydroxide mixed with sodium hypochlorite
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a better root canal dressing that reduces pain and speeds healing after retreatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 60 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatments are already used in dentistry, so no major new risks are expected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- 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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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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21 to 45 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: 1. Age: 21-45 years. 2. Medically free patients. (ASA Class 1) 3. Gender: males and females 4. Patients who are cooperative at operation and in attendance at scheduled follow-up visits. 5. Restorable root canal treated permanent lower first molars with periapical lesions. 6. Small (\<5 mm) or medium periapical lesion size (5-10 mm) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with a history of allergic reactions to any of the study materials. 2. Teeth that become non-restorable after complete caries excavation. 3. Teeth that have mobility or deep periodontal pockets. 4. Teeth with internal or external resorption.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
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