Influence of different forms of calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine intracanal medicaments on the outcome of endodontic treatment of teeth with chronic apical periodontitis
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2018
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Serbian Medical Association, Belgrade
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Introduction/Objective The aim of this study was to determine clinical and radiographic periapical healing of teeth with apical periodontitis treated with different formulations of calcium hydroxide (CH) – paste (CH-paste) and gutta-percha points (CH-GP) – as well as those of chlorhexidine (CHX) – gel (CHXgel) and gutta-percha points (CHX-GP) –12 months after therapy.
Methods Eighty patients with chronic apical periodontitis were randomly allocated to four treatment groups according to the intracanal medicament used: CH-paste, CH-GP, CHX-gel, and CHX-GP group. Seventy-eight patients were analyzed clinically and radiographically 12 months postoperatively. The periapical index (PAI) was used for the radiographic evaluation of treatment.
Results Overall outcome was classified according to radiographic evaluation only, since clinical success was observed in all the patients. In all the groups, significant reduction in PAI scores was observed (p < 0.001). The proportions of healed teeth (PAI ≤ 2) were 73.7%, 60%, 68.4%, and 65% in CH-paste, CH-GP, CHX-gel and CHX-GP group, respectively, with no significant differences between the groups.
Conclusion The results suggest that there are no differences between investigated CH- and CHX-delivery
systems regarding treatment outcome of teeth with apical periodontitis.
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calcium hydroxide; chlorhexidine; periapical diseases; root canal therapy; treatment outcome