The purpose of this study is to understand and learn better the efficacy of GentleWave and obtain histological evidence of the efficacy of this new technology done in-vivo
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Subject teeth will receive a partial root canal treatment with the Sonendo GentleWave system followed by extraction of the tooth and histological evaluation of the tooth
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Visualization of the amount of pulp tissue left behind after GentleWave procedure
Visualization of the amount of pulp tissue left behind after GentleWave procedure as assessed by reviewing the histological serial sections under the light microscope
Time frame: at the time of tooth extraction(immediately after GentleWave procedure)
Number of participants with the presence of bacteria inside the root canal and inside the dentinal tubules as assessed by observation under the light microscope
Time frame: at the time of tooth extraction(immediately after GentleWave procedure)
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