Pain and pain control are important to the dental profession because the general perception of the public is that dental treatment and pain go hand in hand. Successful dental treatment requires that the source of pain be detected. If the origin of pain is not found, inappropriate dental care and, ultimately, extraction may result. Pain experienced before, during, or after endodontic therapy is ...

AIMS To (i) determine the prevalence of persistent dento-alveolar pain following nonsurgical and/or surgical endodontic treatment conducted in a teaching dental hospital and (ii) identify the risk factors associated with persistent pain after apparently successful root canal treatment. STUDY DESIGN A total of 175 patients/teeth were reviewed 12-59 months following treatment. The patients were...

objectives: pain is an unpleasant outcome of endodontic treatment that can be unbearable to patients. instrumentation techniques may affect the frequency and intensity of post-endodontic pain. this study aimed to compare single visit post endodontic pain using mtwo (niti) rotary and hand k-file instruments. materials and methods: in this randomized controlled trial, 60 teeth with symptomatic ir...

INTRODUCTION Little is known about the frequency of persistent pain after endodontic procedures even though pain is a core patient-oriented outcome. We estimated the frequency of persistent pain, regardless of etiology, after endodontic treatment. METHODS Persistent tooth pain was defined as pain present > or = 6 months after endodontic treatment. Endodontic procedures included in the review ...

INTRODUCTION Effective management of endodontic pain represents a continuing challenge. This study evaluates the use of a preoperative, single oral dose of prednisolone for the prevention and control of postendodontic pain. METHODS Forty patients were randomly assigned to 2 groups, placebo and prednisolone (30 mg). The medications were administered 30 minutes before the start of standard endo...

Recent advances in the understanding of pain physiology and pharmacology have provided dental practitioners with more reliable information upon which clinical decisions in the treatment of endodontic pain can be based. This article provides practical treatment strategies based upon current scientific evidence and uses information presented in the prior articles of this issue of Endodontic Topic...

Introduction Pain control following root canal therapy is a challenging issue in dentistry. This double-blind study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Celebrex and celecoxib used to control post-endodontic pain. Material and Methods In this randomized, double-blind study, 43 patients with symptomatic teeth were selected. The subjects gave their consent for a prophylactic oral administrati...