This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the mean and standard deviation of postobturation pain using two different sealers: a tricalcium silicate-based sealer (CeraSeal) and a resin-based sealer (Endoplus) in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis undergoing root canal treatment.
• The study will be conducted after approval from the Institutional Ethics Review Committee of the Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry. Informed written consent will be obtained from all patients, and demographic details (name, age, gender, and contact information) will be collected. This is a randomized clinical trial, and the sample size will be divided into two groups using computer-generated randomization. Group 1 will receive Endoplus (resin-based sealer), and Group 2 will receive CeraSeal (bioceramic sealer). All root canal procedures will be performed by the principal investigator. At the first visit, local anesthesia (2% lignocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine) and rubber dam isolation will be used. Working length will be determined using an apex locator and confirmed with a periapical radiograph. Chemo-mechanical preparation will be performed using 2.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and 17% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). Cleaning and shaping will be done up to F2 ProTaper using hand files and nickel-titanium (NiTi) rotary files, with recapitulation between each file to maintain canal patency. Non-setting calcium hydroxide will be placed as an intracanal medicament, followed by a temporary restoration with Cavit. Patients will be recalled after one week for obturation and will proceed only if asymptomatic. At the second visit, obturation will be carried out according to group allocation. Group 1 will receive Endoplus resin-based sealer using a single-cone gutta-percha technique with a heated plugger (System B). Group 2 will receive CeraSeal bioceramic sealer with matched bioceramic cones using the same System B technique. Accessory cones will be used for wide or irregular canals. A permanent composite restoration (Coltene) will be placed, and occlusion will be adjusted. Postoperative pain will be recorded using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at 24 hours, 72 hours, and 7 days. Ibuprofen will be prescribed only if the pain becomes unbearable, and patients will document the dose and frequency taken. Two independent blinded endodontists will evaluate radiographs for technical errors or sealer extrusion. The primary measure of success will be the level of postoperative pain at follow-up, comparing outcomes between Endoplus resin-based sealer and CeraSeal bioceramic sealer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
118
Ceraseal (bioceramic sealer) - assigned to Group 2
Endoplus (resin-based sealer) - assigned to Group 1
Armed Force Institute of Dentistry
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Postoperative pain after root canal treatment assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Postoperative pain will be recorded using a 10-centimeter Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). On this scale, 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst pain imaginable. Higher scores correspond to greater pain intensity, meaning more pain. Patients will self-report their pain level at each time point (24 hours, 72 hours, and 7 days). This measure will be used to compare postoperative pain between patients treated with Endoplus resin-based sealer and CeraSeal bioceramic sealer.
Time frame: 24 hours, 72 hours and 7 days
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