Adjunctive Steps for Disinfection of Teeth With Primary Endodontic Infections

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Periapical Periodontitis; Bacterial Infections

Treatments: Procedure: Root canal preparation; Procedure: Intracanal medication

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03537664

FAPESP 2016/15473-0

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate an endodontic treatment protocol using adjunctive steps for disinfection of teeth with primary endodontic infections.

Full description

The success of endodontic treatment in teeth with necrotic pulp and apical periodontitis depends on the reduction of viable microorganisms of root canals by endodontic disinfection procedures. This study aims to evaluate by molecular methods the effect of different disinfection procedures on reduction, diversity and microbial metabolic activity. Patients with necrotic pulps and apical periodontitis in single-rooted teeth will be selected. Microbiological samples will be taken from root canals after access cavity (S1), after chemomechanical preparation with Reciproc System and 2.5% NaOCl (S2), after irrigant activation using the XP-Endo Finisher instrument (S3a) and ultrasonic activation (S3b); and after intracanal medication with calcium hydroxide for 14 days (S4), followed by 2nd-visit root canal preparation (S5). DNA and RNA will be extracted from root canal samples, and complementary DNA (cDNA) synthetized using reverse transcription reaction. The effect of treatment protocols on total microbiota levels will be determined by DNA-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) using universal primers for Bacteria domain. RNA of root canal samples will be used to determine the diversity of metabolically active microbiota by Reverse Transcriptase Reaction (RT), followed by amplification (PCR) and high throughput sequencing of the hypervariable region V4-V5 of 16S rRNA gene. The metabolic activity of the most prevalent species / taxa will be calculated by rRNA- and DNA-based molecular methods. Ratios between rRNA and DNA levels will be calculated to search for active bacteria (rRNA/DNA ≥ 1) in root canal samples. Data will be analyzed by statistical tests, with 5% significance level.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Teeth with necrotic pulps and asymptomatic apical periodontitis

Exclusion criteria

• patients who had received antibiotics during the previous 3 months or had any general disease,
• teeth that could not be properly isolated with rubber dam,
• non-restored teeth,
• periodontal pockets depths greater than 4 mm,
• previous endodontic treatment,
• open apex,
• crown/root fracture
• root resorption or calcifications.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 2 patient groups

Total bacteria analysis after 1rst- and 2nd-visit procedures

Experimental group

Description:

DNA levels and activity (RNA/DNA ratio) of total bacteria after the first-visit procedures (root canal preparation with Reciproc System and NaOCl 2.5%, followed by final irrigation protocol using activation techniques: XP Endo-Finisher and ultrasonic activation) and the second-visit protocol (intracanal medication with calcium hydroxide paste, followed by an 2nd-visit root canal preparation). Additionally, the composition of the active microbiome will be assessed by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis of the root canal samples, and the success rate (apical repair) of the endodontic treatment after 1 follow-up period will be assessed by an intraoral radiograph and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) analyses.

Treatment:

Procedure: Root canal preparation

Procedure: Intracanal medication

Bacterial species analysis after root canal preparation

Other group

Description:

DNA levels and activity (RNA/DNA ratio) of Bacteroidaceae sp. 272 , Cutibacterium acnes, Selenomonas spp., and Enterococcus faecalis after root canal preparation.Additionally, the success rate (apical repair) of the endodontic treatment after 1 follow-up period will be assessed by an intraoral radiograph and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) analyses.

Treatment:

Procedure: Root canal preparation