Healing of Periapical Lesions after Endodontic Treatment with the GentleWave Procedure: A Prospective Multicenter Clinical Study. 2018

Asgeir Sigurdsson, and Randy W Garland, and Khang T Le, and Shahriar A Rassoulian
Department of Endodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York. Electronic address: endo@simnet.is.

BACKGROUND This report includes outcomes for a group of patients with significant periapical lesions who were treated and evaluated in two single-arm, multicenter, prospective, nonsignificant risk clinical studies. METHODS Forty-five teeth were from 45 patients who met the inclusion criteria and consented for the clinical studies and were diagnosed with periapical lesions with periapical index score ≥3. Patients were treated with a standardized treatment protocol including instrumentation to an apical diameter of #20 without orifice enlargement, the GentleWave Procedure, and warm vertical obturation. Clinical signs and radiographic assessments were evaluated at 12 months to assess healing. Success was classified as healing or healed and accounted for the cumulative success rate of healing. Statistical analyses were performed by using Fisher exact test, Pearson correlation, and multivariate logistic regression analyses. RESULTS At 12 months, 44 of 45 teeth (97.8%) were evaluated. The cumulative success rate for the GentleWave Procedure was 97.7%. Forty-three of 44 teeth were completely functional; all teeth had complete resolution for measured indices of mobility, soft tissue lesions, sinus tract, and furcation involvement. No patients experienced moderate or severe pain at 2, 7, and 14 days after procedure. Although only 1 patient was unsuccessful and the presence of clinical symptoms and type of periradicular diagnosis at 12 months were correlated with an unsuccessful outcome, the analyses were limited by the sample size. CONCLUSIONS In this case series analysis, treatment of sizable periapical lesions with the GentleWave Procedure resulted in a success rate of 97.7% at 12-month re-evaluation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010485 Periapical Periodontitis Inflammation of the PERIAPICAL TISSUE. It includes general, unspecified, or acute nonsuppurative inflammation. Chronic nonsuppurative inflammation is PERIAPICAL GRANULOMA. Suppurative inflammation is PERIAPICAL ABSCESS. Periodontitis, Acute Nonsuppurative,Periodontitis, Apical,Acute Nonsuppurative Periodontitides,Acute Nonsuppurative Periodontitis,Apical Periodontitides,Apical Periodontitis,Nonsuppurative Periodontitides, Acute,Nonsuppurative Periodontitis, Acute,Periapical Periodontitides,Periodontitides, Acute Nonsuppurative,Periodontitides, Apical,Periodontitides, Periapical,Periodontitis, Periapical
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D012074 Remission Induction Therapeutic act or process that initiates a response to a complete or partial remission level. Induction of Remission,Induction, Remission,Inductions, Remission,Remission Inductions
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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