Role of Cryotherapy in Reduction of Post Operative Endodontic Pain Following Single Visit Root Canal Therapy

Mamata Dental College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Effects of; Cold

Treatments: Other: cryotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03044470

Mamata DC

Details and patient eligibility

About

AIM : To determine the efficacy of cold saline irrigation in reduction of post operative pain following root canal therapy.

METHODOLOGY : Forty patients requiring root canal treatment on permanent single rooted teeth were included. The patients were assigned randomly into two groups of 20 patients each. The teeth in Group1 (n = 20) were irrigated using normal saline solution, whilst those in Group 2 (n = 20) were irrigated with cold saline solution stored at 4 degrees centigrade. A Heft Parker visual analog scale was used to measure pre-operative pain and post-obturation pain at 12, 24,48 and 72 hours after obturation. Chi square tests and Mann Whitney U tests were used for statistical analysis.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Above 18 years of age
• Healthy patients without any medical conditions

Exclusion criteria

• root canal retreatment
• pregnancy
• teeth with open apices
• a history of intolerance to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• immunosuppressed patients
• those under 18 years old
• patients requiring antibiotic prophylaxis
• patients with pacemakers.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Cold saline

Experimental group

Description:

Saline stored at 4 degrees centigrade

Treatment:

Other: cryotherapy

Normal Saline

Experimental group

Description:

Saline stored at room temperature

Treatment:

Other: cryotherapy