NCT03584880

Postoperative Pain After Root Canal Disinfection Via Diode Laser

Effect of Diode Laser Disinfection on Postoperative Pain in Retreatment Cases

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yuzuncu Yil University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 52 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The prevention and control of post-treatment pain is of great importance for the comfort of the patient as well as for the clinician's prestige. In this study, the effect of 940 nm diode laser disinfection on the postoperative pain of retreatment cases was evaluated.

Detailed description

From the fact that microorganisms are the most common factors causing pain, this study aimed to evaluate effect of 940 nm diode laser disinfection performed in addition to conventional irrigation on postoperative pain of retreatment cases. Eighty-four patients with chronic apical periodontitis were treated. Root canal fillings were removed using rotary files. Root canals were irrigated using sodium hypochlorite between instrument changes. Final irrigation was performed using sodium hypochlorite and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The cases were randomly allocated into 2 groups: Group 1: Diode laser disinfection group, Group 2: control group. Root canal fillings were applied and crowns were restored. All treatments were completed in a single appointment. Patients were given a pain scale and they were requested to mark the code that reflects their pain intensity during 3 days.

Conditions

• Root Canal Infection
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Diode laser disinfection	Root canal disinfection using a 940 nm dental laser after the removal of root canal filling of failed endodontic cases.
DEVICE	Pseudo diode laser disinfection	Without activating laser energy, same procedure as experimental group was performed (Sham laser application)

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-08
• Primary completion: 2018-05-01
• Completion: 2018-05-04
• First posted: 2018-07-12
• Last updated: 2018-07-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study