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The aim of the study is to assess the correlation between pre-obturation bacterial detection using fluorescence amplification and outcome of endodontic treatments. Thus, enabling a suitable detection threshold to predict the likelihood of treatment failure. This has the potential to be used a bench side tool in general dental practice to act as a surrogate endpoint for clinicians performing root canal treatment.


Clinical Trial Description

Pre-obturation root canal samples were taken using paper points from patients undergoing primary root treatments. The samples were analyzed using a fluorescent spectrometer and a molecular fluorescent vital dye (Calcein AM).

Pre-operative and 1-year post-operative periapical radiographs and Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scans were assessed by two calibrated expert examiners to evaluate the outcome of the root canal treatments.

The use of a chairside bacterial stain can allow the clinician to predict the outcome of treatment with confidence. Sampling the root canal space with endodontic paper points followed by ex-situ fluorescent staining and analysis provides a patient-friendly, simple to use and rapid way of predicting root canal treatment outcome. ;


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NCT number NCT03660163
Study type Observational
Source King's College London
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Status Active, not recruiting
Phase
Start date November 1, 2016
Completion date August 1, 2019

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