Effectiveness of Three Different Irrigation Methods During a Root Canal Treatment

ConditionsThree Canal Irrigation Methods and Their Comparison Penetration of Irrigant in the Root Canal

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age20-50

SponsorPakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

About this trial

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of three root canal irrigation techniques-Conventional Needle Irrigation (CNI), Side-Vented Needle (SVN), and Ultrasonic Irrigation (UI)-in achieving irrigant penetration into the apical third of the root canal. Since conventional irrigation often fails to adequately clean complex root canal anatomy, the study evaluates whether activation methods improve irrigant penetration. A randomized controlled trial will compare these three techniques using extracted single-rooted mandibular premolars. A radiopaque dye mixed with sodium hypochlorite will be used to measure irrigant penetration on digital radiographs, and the results will be statistically analyzed to determine the most effective irrigation method.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Straight Canals

Single Rooted 1st and 2nd mandibular premolars with closed apices

Disqualifiers

Mandibular premolars with open apices

Mandibular premolars with curved or calcified canals

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Conventional Needle
Procedure/Surgery
Conventional syringe irrigation will be performed using a 27-gauge needle to deliver the radiopaque sodium hypochlorite solution into the prepared root canal. No additional activation technique will be used during irrigation
Side Vented Needle
Procedure/Surgery
Irrigation will be carried out using a side-vented needle to introduce the radiopaque sodium hypochlorite solution into the prepared canal. The side-vented design is intended to improve irrigant distribution within the canal while minimizing direct apical flow
Ultrasonic Irrigation
Procedure/Surgery
Following canal preparation, the radiopaque sodium hypochlorite solution will be activated using an ultrasonic device to enhance irrigant movement throughout the root canal system before radiographic evaluation of penetration depth.

Treatment groups

105 Participants

are divided into 3 treatment groups

Group A: Conventional Needle IrrigationActive comparator 1 intervention

Group B: Side Vented Needle IrrigationActive comparator 1 intervention

Group C: Ultrasonic IrrigationExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Depth of irrigant penetration into the apical third of the root canal (measured in millimeters).

The primary outcome is the depth of penetration of a radiopaque irrigant solution into the apical third of the root canal following irrigation with Conventional Needle Irrigation (CNI), Side-Vented Needle Irrigation (SVN), or Ultrasonic Irrigation (UI). Penetration depth will be measured on digital radiographs as the distance from the apical foramen to the deepest point reached by the irrigant.

Time frame

5 months

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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