Root Canal Treatment Outcome in Patients Under Bisphosphonate Therapy

University of Bologna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis; Root Canal Infection; Endodontically Treated Teeth; Periapical Abscess

Treatments: Procedure: Root canal treatment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04399720

bifosfonendo

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival rate and healing time of compromised teeth and seriously compromised teeth that were endodontically treated in patients which received bisphosphonate therapy . Clinical complications, success and survival rate was reported. Mean clinical parameters, clinical symptoms and presence of periapical radilucency were recorded.

Full description

The study was conducted in one University Endodontic Clinical Department - Dental School between January 2009 and December 2017.

Root canal treatment was performed according previously reported operative protocols.

Enrollment: 111 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients affected by endodontic disease and able to attend a hygiene recall program

Exclusion criteria

• inability to attend a recall hygien program

Trial design

111 participants in 2 patient groups

BPS group

Description:

patients under Bisphosphonate therapy for at least 24 months

Treatment:

Procedure: Root canal treatment

healthy patients

Description:

healthy patients not assuming with no previous Bisphosphonate assumption

Treatment:

Procedure: Root canal treatment