Effects of Two Different Physical Therapy Protocols After an Endodontic Intervention

University of Zaragoza

Status: Completed

Conditions: Root Canal Therapy; Endodontically Treated Teeth

Treatments: Other: Manual Therapy + Dry Needling; Other: Manual Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05249686

PI18/370

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical results produced by a manual therapy treatment combined with dry needling (MT+DN) and a manual therapy treatment (TM) versus a control (C), to normalize the altered cervico-mandibular variables after a session of root canal therapy.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being over 18 years old and requiring an endodontic intervention.

Exclusion criteria

• Have received TMJ or cervical treatment during the last month, presented any red flag, neurological or cognitive impairment (inability to understand the questionnaires or examination).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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29 participants in 3 patient groups

Manual Therapy + Dry Needling

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Manual Therapy + Dry Needling

Manual Therapy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Manual Therapy

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group received only the dentist´s usual advice after endodontic surgery.