About this trial
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of intracanal cryotreated (2-3°C) 2.5% sodium hypochlorite and Saline used throughout the procedure, compared with a room-temperature irrigation protocol with a final cryotreated saline flush or an entirely room temperature irrigation protocol, on postoperative pain in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis in mandibular molars.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age between 20-40 years old.
Systemically healthy patients (ASA I or II).
Preoperative sharp pain and symptomatic apical periodontitis marked on NRS scale by reading not less than 6.
Absence or slight widening in the periodontal ligament (PDL).
Disqualifiers
Medically compromised patients (ASA III or IV)
Patients who used NSAIDs in the 24 hours before treatment.
Patients with two or more adjacent teeth requiring endodontic treatment.
Pregnant women.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Full Cryotherapy Irrigation (FC)
- Final Flush Cryotherapy Irrigation (FFC)
- Conventional Irrigation (CI)