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- The study aimed to compare postoperative pain levels between two filling techniques used in non-surgical root canal treatment for irreversible pulpitis.
- Both techniques were executed under a standardized protocol, with pain assessments conducted through surveys at 4, 24, and 48 hours post-treatment.
- Results indicated no significant difference in pain levels between the two techniques, suggesting that the choice of filling method does not affect postoperative pain intensity.
Article Abstract
Objective: This prospective clinical study compares postoperative pain after single-visit, non-surgical root canal treatment of teeth with irreversible pulpitis using two different root canal filling techniques.
Material And Methods: All cases were treated by endodontic residents with a standardized protocol (minimum apical size 35) and filled with one of the two techniques: warm vertical compaction technique (WVT) with gutta percha and epoxy resin-based sealer (AH Plus Jet Root Canal Sealer, Dentsply Maillefer, York, PA, USA) or sealer-based filling technique (SBT) with single cone gutta percha and calcium silicate-based sealer (EndoSequence BC Sealer, Brasseler, Savannah, GA, USA). Surveys were given to participating patients to record pain intensity on a numeric rating scale (NRS, 0-10) at 4, 24, and 48 h postoperatively. Statistical significance was set at 0.05 level.
Results: One hundred ninety-four surveys were distributed over eighteen months. Ninety-two patients returned the survey (41 WVT and 51 SBT), of which 38% were asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis cases. The NRS values reduced over time for both techniques. No statistical difference was found between the two groups at the three time points assessed (p > 0.05). Postoperative pain was related to age, gender, presence of preoperative pain, and sealer extrusion (p < 0.05), however not related to preoperative periapical symptoms (percussion/palpation), dental arch, root type, and experience of the provider (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: The intensity of postoperative pain for the two obturation techniques was equivalent at evaluated time points.
Clinical Relevance: The obturation technique does not influence postoperative pain. After endodontic treatment of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis teeth, the pain subsides in 48 h regardless of the technique.
Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04462731.
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