An interventional study of Pulpectomies in Endodontically Treated Teeth, sponsored by Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Status unknown at 2 sites in Brazil. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 9 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-12-26.
Sponsored by Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Verify, through a randomized double-blinded clinical trial, the influence in the performance of pulpectomies in primary teeth, based on two working length methods, electronic and radiographic.
Samples will be composed of children between 6 and 9 years of age, with the need for endodontic treatment in primary teeth. They will be submitted to anamnesis, clinical and radiographic exams for identification of eligibility criteria for the study. These patients will be divided randomly into 2 groups: G1 - pulpectomy with working length method performed through radiography (n=100) and G2 - pulpectomy with working length method performed with the aid of an apex locator (n=100). Endodontic treatment will be done by a single trained operator. After definite restoration and final radiography, an evaluation of the obturation quality will be performed by another blinded operator, who will evaluate the appropriate obturation length. The clinical treatment success and the radiographies will also be analyzed during a period of 24 months through clinical and radiographic exams, also by a blinded operator.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Perform the pulpectomies except the working length measurement
Perform the electronic length measurement of the pulpectomies
Perform radiographic length measurement and final evaluation of the pulpectomies
Other: Pulpectomies
Primary teeth pulpectomy is an important treatment option for necrotic teeth. The correct working length will determine a better chemical and mechanical disinfection of the root canals, without demanding the surrounding periapical tissues and dental germs. In addition, it decreases the chance of a sub or over-filling, which also may interfere with the achievement of the success.
Outcome Electronic Apex locator
The use of an electronic apex locator for the achievement of working length in primary teeth pulpectomies will demonstrate a similar or better result than the radiographic method for the obturation adequacy. Also it will show a closer or a better result in the evaluation of the clinical and radiographic success in a long-term treatment.
Time frame: Evaluations will be done during 24 mouths after the pulpectomy performance
Difference in length measurement methods for pulpectomies in primary teeth
Evaluate if there is a significant difference in the accuracy of electronic apex locators compared to the conventional radiography in working length measurements
Time frame: Evaluations will be done during the pulpectomy performance
Influence of working length measurement methods in the obturation level of pulpectomy in primary teeth
Evaluate the effect of two working length measurement methods in the obturation level of pulpectomy in primary teeth
Time frame: Evaluations will be done after the pulpectomy performance
Plan to share: Undecided
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