Impact of an Enhanced Sterile Protocol on Root Canal Treatment Outcome
Endodontic Disease, Root Canal Treatment, Root Canal Infection
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Endodontic Disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients seeking root canal treatment over 18 years old.
- Healthy patients.
- Diagnosed with Irreversible pulpitis or pulpal necrosis on any molar tooth and accepting root canal treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with clinical and radiographic diagnosis of previously treated root canal.
- Anterior or premolar teeth.
- Evidence of external or internal root resorption.
- Pregnant women.
- Patients younger than 18.
- Patients unable to give consent.
- Patients with compromised medical condition that affect the outcome of root canal therapy.
- Non-restorable teeth.
Sites / Locations
- guy's Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Conventional
Enhanced sterile protocol
Access cavity preparation Working length determination Root canal instrumentation and chemo-mechanical preparation Root canal obturation Coronal restoration build up Cone Beam Computed Tomography scanning (CBCT) Radiographic imaging using periapical radiographs
Access cavity preparation Working length determination Root canal instrumentation and chemo-mechanical preparation Root canal obturation Coronal restoration build up Changing gloves before obturation Disinfecting rubber dam The use of new instruments at time of obturation Cone Beam Computed Tomography scanning (CBCT) Radiographic imaging using periapical radiographs