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DPBRN Peri-operative Pain and Root Canal Therapy
Description

The purpose of this study is to identify pre-operative factors that put patients at greater risk of developing severe tooth pain following root canal therapy, thereby providing evidence that will allow dentists to act preventively to lessen this risk, improve pain control, increase their patients' quality of life, and decrease the number of dental emergency interactions. A parallel goal of this study is to assess the feasibility of recruiting dentists that provide root canal therapy and patients using the DPBRN.

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Study of Acetaminophen (ACE) in Post-operative Dental Pain
Description

This is a dental pain study evaluating the efficacy and safety of a single dose of test acetaminophen (ACE) (1000 mg) compared to commercial acetaminophen (1000 mg), ibuprofen (IBU) (400 mg), and placebo over a 6 hour period. Subjects will undergo dental extraction of three or four third molars.

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DPBRN Persistent Pain and Root Canal Therapy
Description

The purpose of this study is to document by survey the occurence of tooth pain present 3 months and 6 months after root canal therapy in the patients recruited for the DPBRN "Peri-operative tooth pain" study. This study will access the feasibility of obtaining 3 month and 6 month follow-up data on the patient enrolled in the DPBRN "Peri-operative tooth pain" study.

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Postoperative Pain and Healing in Teeth Treated With GentleWave or EndoActivator
Description

Patients with painful molars will be randomly assigned to 2 different groups: GentleWave and EndoActivator. The root canals will be completed using identical protocols except in the mode of delivery and activation of irrigation (using either the GentleWave or EndoActivator). Postoperative pain and pain pill consumption will be measured for the 4 days following their root canal using a Visual Analog Scale and Pain Pill Log, respectively. The alternative hypothesis is that patients undergoing treatment using the GentleWave will experience less pain postoperatively and will consume fewer pain pills. A 12-month follow up with exam and radiographs will be completed to evaluate healing.

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Study to Find Out the Optimal Dose of Caffeine in the Combination Tablet of Naproxen Sodium and Caffeine in Patients Experiencing Moderate to Severe Pain After Having Wisdom Teeth Removed
Description

The researchers in this study wanted to find out the optimal dose of Caffeine in the combination tablet of Naproxen Sodium and Caffeine that works in patients experiencing moderate to severe pain after having wisdom teeth removed. In the US, Naproxen has been marketed since 1976, and Naproxen Sodium has been approved for over-the-counter (OTC) use since 1994 for the temporary relief of minor aches and pains. Caffeine, which is generally consumed as coffee, tea or cocoa, has been shown to enhance the effectiveness of various pain relievers, and therefore is accepted as an additive to painkillers like aspirin and acetaminophen. Patients participating in this study underwent a surgery to remove 3 or 4 wisdom teeth. If the pain severity after the surgery met the study requirement, patients would receive oral tablet(s) of Naproxen Sodium and Caffeine, or Naproxen Sodium, or Caffeine, or placebo (drug with no active ingredient). Patients could also receive additional pain medication when needed. Researchers would also learn if the patients have any medical problems during the study.

RECRUITING
This is a Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of LTG-001 for Acute Pain After Surgical Removal of Impacted Third Molars
Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if LTG-001 works to treat pain after third molar removal surgery in adults. It will also learn about the safety of LTG-001. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does drug LTG-001 treat the acute pain after surgical removal of impacted third molars (wisdom teeth) over 12 hours? How tolerable is LTG-001 after surgical removal of impacted third molars (wisdom teeth) over 12 hours? Researchers in Part 1 will compare drug LTG-001 to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug) and in Part 2 to a placebo and a comparator to see if drug LTG-001 treats the post-surgical pain. Participants will: Take LTG-001 one time after the surgical removal of impacted third molars. Remain at the clinic for 12 hours after study dosing and return after a week for a safety check up. Report the pain relief during the 12 hours after dosing to record changes in the post-operative pain

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Effects of Photobiomodulation on Postoperative Pain After Primary Endodontic Therapy in Molars With Symptomatic Apical Periodontitis
Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of photobiomodulation (PBM) on postoperative pain after endodontic treatment in mandibular molar teeth diagnosed with symptomatic apical periodontitis.

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Efficacy and Safety of Ibuprofen and Caffeine in Dental Pain
Description

The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of a combination product containing ibuprofen 400 mg and caffeine 100 mg versus either ingredient alone as well as placebo for the treatment of post-surgical dental pain over an eight-hour period followed by a single dose of study medication (study stage 1). A secondary objective is to evaluate efficacy of multiple doses of the combination in comparison to ibuprofen alone over a 5-day post-surgical period (study stage 2).

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Effect of Root Canal Treatment (Versus no Treatment) for Patients With Tooth Infections and Toothaches
Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients with emergency pain and a sore (infected) tooth to determine if immediate root canal therapy is better at reducing pain, when compared to initial treatment with antibiotic and pain medication followed by root canal therapy. Each participant will be randomly assigned a number, which will determine if they will receive initial endodontic treatment that day or at a later date. Each participant will receive an anesthetic injection, pain medication and a prescription for an antibiotic. They will be asked to keep a diary to record their pain level after the injection and their pain levels and the amount and type of pain medication taken each day for the next 5 days. Participants who did not receive root canal therapy at the initial appointment will receive it after the 5 day postoperative period. The pain levels and medication use will be compared between the treatment and nontreatment groups.

RECRUITING
A Phase 1 Study of ARC-001 in Participants Undergoing Third Molar Extraction
Description

The study will test the investigational product gel against placebo (which contains no active ingredient) to determine if it is safe after wisdom tooth extraction. The main questions the study will answer are: 1. How much of the investigational product is absorbed in the blood? 2. Are there side effects?

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A Mobile Application for Post-op Analgesic Consumption
Description

Surgical extraction of third molars is one of the most common outpatient procedures performed by oral surgeons. The prescription of postoperative narcotic and NSAID analgesics is the standard of care practice to relieve symptoms of pain, swelling, and trismus after these procedures. The majority of these patients do not return for follow up unless they experience a problem. There is limited data on whether the patients use the narcotics as directed and what is their practice of disposal of the remaining medications that were not consumed. In this research the effectiveness of postop analgesic consumption, analgesic disposal practice, pain control, and patient satisfaction will be compared between patients who are randomized to the intervention group who will use a developed mobile application and a control group who will not use the mobile app.

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Effectiveness of GentleWave System in Endodontic Treatment
Description

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the GentleWave® System compared to conventional methods in reducing postoperative pain in patients with necrotic pulp or requiring endodontic retreatment.