NCT07307807

Evaluation of Postoperative Pain and Lesion Healing in Periapical Lesion-Affected Teeth Obturated With Different Root Canal Sealers

Evaluation of Postoperative Pain and Lesion Healing in Periapical Lesion-Affected Teeth Obturated With Different Root Canal Sealers: Prospective Study

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The root canal treatment of volunteers with asymptomatic apical periodontitis will be completed using TotalFill BC and AH Plus root canal sealers, and postoperative pain as well as healing will be comparatively evaluated through radiographic follow-ups at predetermined time intervals.

Detailed description

The study is planned as a randomized controlled clinical trial. The randomized controlled study will be conducted at the Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics, and will include adult volunteers who have been diagnosed with asymptomatic apical periodontitis, present periapical lesions with PAI scores of 2, 3, and 4, have an indication for root canal treatment, meet the inclusion criteria of the study, and have provided written informed consent. Volunteers will be randomly selected from patients attending our clinic according to lesion size. A computer-assisted randomization method (www.randomizer.org) will be used. Root canal treatments will be completed using AH Plus or TotalFill BC root canal sealers. The required sample size will consist of a total of 64 volunteers: 16 volunteers with PAI 2-3 scored teeth treated with AH Plus, 16 volunteers with PAI 4 scored teeth treated with AH Plus, 16 volunteers with PAI 2-3 scored teeth treated with TotalFill BC, and 16 volunteers with PAI 4 scored teeth treated with TotalFill BC. After completion of the root canal treatments, postoperative radiographs will be obtained and follow-up will be performed at 6 months. Postoperative pain will be assessed at the 6th, 12th, 24th, 36th, 48th, and 72nd hours, as well as at 1 week following completion of the root canal treatment.

Conditions

• Root Canal Obturation
• Apical Periodontitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	AH Plus and PAI 2-3	The AH Plus root canal sealer, mixed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, will be applied together with master cones into root canals with PAI scores of 2-3. Control periapical radiographs will be obtained to evaluate the quality of the root canal fillings. Volunteers will be asked to record the pain they experience before treatment and at the 6th, 12th, 24th, 36th, 48th, and 72nd hours, as well as 1 week after treatment, using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) form. One week after treatment, volunteers will be contacted by telephone, and the pain scores recorded on the pain assessment forms will be entered into the patient records. Six months after completion of the endodontic treatment, volunteers will be contacted by telephone and recalled for follow-up. Control periapical radiographs will be obtained from the volunteers, and healing will be evaluated.
PROCEDURE	AH Plus and PAI 4	The AH Plus root canal sealer, mixed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, will be applied together with master cones into root canals with PAI score of 4. Control periapical radiographs will be obtained to evaluate the quality of the root canal fillings. Volunteers will be asked to record the pain they experience before treatment and at the 6th, 12th, 24th, 36th, 48th, and 72nd hours, as well as 1 week after treatment, using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) form. One week after treatment, volunteers will be contacted by telephone, and the pain scores recorded on the pain assessment forms will be entered into the patient records. Six months after completion of the endodontic treatment, volunteers will be contacted by telephone and recalled for follow-up. Control periapical radiographs will be obtained from the volunteers, and healing will be evaluated
PROCEDURE	TotalFill BC Sealer and PAI 2-3	The TotalFill BC root canal sealer, mixed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, will be applied together with master cones into root canals with PAI scores of 2-3. Control periapical radiographs will be obtained to evaluate the quality of the root canal fillings. Volunteers will be asked to record the pain they experience before treatment and at the 6th, 12th, 24th, 36th, 48th, and 72nd hours, as well as 1 week after treatment, using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) form. One week after treatment, volunteers will be contacted by telephone, and the pain scores recorded on the pain assessment forms will be entered into the patient records. Six months after completion of the endodontic treatment, volunteers will be contacted by telephone and recalled for follow-up. Control periapical radiographs will be obtained from the volunteers, and healing will be evaluated.
PROCEDURE	TotalFill BC Sealer and PAI 4	The AH Plus root canal sealer, mixed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, will be applied together with master cones into root canals with PAI score of 4. Control periapical radiographs will be obtained to evaluate the quality of the root canal fillings. Volunteers will be asked to record the pain they experience before treatment and at the 6th, 12th, 24th, 36th, 48th, and 72nd hours, as well as 1 week after treatment, using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) form. One week after treatment, volunteers will be contacted by telephone, and the pain scores recorded on the pain assessment forms will be entered into the patient records. Six months after completion of the endodontic treatment, volunteers will be contacted by telephone and recalled for follow-up. Control periapical radiographs will be obtained from the volunteers, and healing will be evaluated.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-01
• Primary completion: 2025-08-01
• Completion: 2026-01-01
• First posted: 2025-12-29
• Last updated: 2025-12-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)