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Application Success of Photodynamic Therapy and Diode Laser During Endodontic Therapy of Young Permanent Teeth
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Photodinamic therapy, Diode laser, and 1 other intervention for Teeth, Endodontically-Treated. Completed, enrolled 45 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The pulp necrosis of permanent immature teeth implies the interruption of the root formation and apical closure. Diode lasers have been used in many areas of dentistry, with tendency of good results in canal and dentine disinfection. The bactericidal effect of high-power lasers is based on dose dependent heat generation. Its antimicrobial effectiveness against diverse microorganisms has already been demonstrated. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a two-step therapeutic approach starting with the application of a photosensitizing agent and followed by irradiation with light energy that is spectrally matched to activate the drug. The balance between disinfection and the creation of an intracanal microenvironment conducive for the proliferation of stem cells requires further investigation. Aims of study are to compare the time required to obtain the clinical healing and the disappearance of clinical symptoms, and absence of periapical radiolucency, by using PDT and diode laser, with standard disinfection alone; to assess specificity of microbial load in permanent immature teeth, and root canal disinfection ability of PDT and diode laser, in compare with standard disinfection alone.
Study Details
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Interventions
Dentin sealant (HELBO® Endo Seal, Bredent, Senden, Germany) will be applied over the crown area and light cured. The root canals will be filled with the phenothiazine chloride (HELBO® Endo Blue, Bredent, Senden, Germany), agitated with a size 15K-file and left in the canal for 2 min. After this time, the root canals will be rinsed with distilled water to remove the excess of the photosensitizer, dried with paper points. The disposable 450 µm fiberoptic tip (3D HELBO® Endo Probe, Bredent, Senden, Germany) will be placed in the apical portion of the root canal at the point where resistance to the fiber will be felt, and root canal will be irradiated with HELBO® TheraLite Laser (λ = 660 nm, power = 100 mW) for 60 s (total energy, 6 J) in a continuous wave mode.
High-power diode laser therapy will be applied by using Epic diode laser (Biolase® Technology, Inc., San Clemente, CA, USA) with settings determined in laboratory researches (λ = 940 nm, maximal power 10W).
Chemomechanical preparation will be completed by hand instruments, with minimal instrumentation, and usage of sodium hypochlorite with minimal bactericidal concentration (0.5%, pH 12), on room temperature (21 degrees Celsius).