NCT05091554

Intraoral Cryotherapy in Root Canal Retreatment

Effect of Intraoral Cryotherapy Application on Postoperative Pain in Nonsurgical Endodontic Retreatment of Teeth With Apical Periodontitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 118 (actual)
• Sponsor: Izmir Katip Celebi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of intraoral cryotherapy application on postoperative pain in single and multiple visit retreatment of teeth with symptomatic or asymptomatic apical periodontitis. This clinical trial was also investigate the potential of intraoral cryotherapy application to reduce on postoperative analgesic use of patients in line with the results obtained. A total of 118 patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected for the study. The patients were randomly divided into two groups as single visit and multiple visit (n=59). Then, each group was randomly divided into three subgroups as control (without cryotherapy), 15 minutes of cryotherapy, and 30 minutes of cryotherapy. Twenty two teeth were retreated in each cryotherapy group and 15 teeth in each control group. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluate and compare postoperative pain. Postoperative analgesic use of patients was also recorded.

Conditions

• Cryotherapy Effect

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	intraoral ice pack application	Tap water was filled into plastic ice molds and kept in the freezer in the clinic until the application was made. The ice packs used were weighed with digital pocket scale (Knmaster CT1000, Turkey) as 6-8 grams. In the cryotherapy groups, at the end of the first appointment ice packs were removed from the freezer, wrapped in sterile gauze and placed on the vestibular mucosa of the teeth.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-14
• Completion: 2020-03-14
• First posted: 2021-10-25
• Last updated: 2021-11-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)