The Influences of Root Canal Complexity and Clinician Training on Root Canal Treatment Outcomes.

NCT05648305 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: DefencePHC
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,267
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This is an observational study that assess the impacts of (a) root canal treatment complexity and (b) clinical training on (1) root canal treatment success and (2) tooth survival, in a United Kingdom Armed Forces cohort.

Conditions

Root Canal Infection

Keywords

Root Canal Treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• 1. Tooth survival

  Tooth still present in the mouth at end of trial period.

  6-months - 48-months post-treatment.

• 2. Root Canal Treatment Success

  The absence of signs, symptoms and evidence of radiographic peri-apical radiolucency resolution.

  6-months - 48-months post-treatment.

Study Arms (2)

General Dental Practitioners

Cohort 1 consisted UK Armed Forces Personnel that received root canal treatment within the study period by General Dental Practitioners.

Procedure: Root Canal Treatment/ Re-treatment

Dentists with Specialist Interest (DWSI)

Cohort 2 consisted UK Armed Forces Personnel that received root canal treatment within the study period by DWSI, clinicians that had undertaken a 1-year post-graduate programme in Endodontics.

Procedure: Root Canal Treatment/ Re-treatment

Interventions

Root Canal Treatment/ Re-treatment PROCEDURE

The provision of Root Canal Treatment for teeth with Endodontic infection or to prevent Endodontic infection.

Also known as: Endodontic Therapy

Dentists with Specialist Interest (DWSI); General Dental Practitioners

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Male and Female personnel serving within the UK Armed Forces that had received root canal treatment during the study period.

You may qualify if:

• Served/ were serving within the UK Armed Forces.
• Male and female.
• Physically able to tolerate root canal treatment/ re-treatment procedures.
• Received root canal treatment/ re-treatment for Endodontic disease by either a GDP or Dentist with Specialist interest (DWSI).
• Aged between 18 - 70..
• month (or longer) post root canal treatment review radiograph and consultation.
• Smoking and non-smoking patients
• With and without Diabetes Mellitus 2
• Taking/ not-taking steroid medications
• With/ without other medical conditions.

You may not qualify if:

• On longer serving in the military within 12-months of root canal treatment completion.
• Unable to tolerate root canal treatment/ re-treatment
• No clinical follow-up of tooth (survival).
• No radiographic follow-up of tooth (success).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Defence Primary Health Care, UK: lead
• Eastman Dental Insitute and Hospital: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Dental Implantation, Endosseous, Endodontic

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dental Implantation, Endosseous; Dental Implantation; Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; Oral Surgical Procedures; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Prosthesis Implantation; Endodontics; Dentistry; Prosthodontics

Study Officials

• Neil MacBeth, BDS PhD

  Defence Primary Healthcare

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2022
• First Posted: December 13, 2022
• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2020
• Study Completion: January 31, 2022
• Last Updated: December 14, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share