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- The study aimed to compare post-operative pain (PP) after different irrigation methods in treating mandibular molars, using both conventional and sonic irrigation with or without laser disinfection.
- Eighty patients with symptomatic apical periodontitis participated, divided into four groups based on the irrigation technique used, and they recorded their pain and analgesic use at multiple time points post-procedure.
- Results showed no significant differences in pain levels or analgesic intake among the groups, indicating that the sonic irrigation and laser treatments did not notably reduce post-operative pain.
Article Abstract
Background: To examine post-operative pain (PP) after conventional irrigation and sonic activation methods, with and without laser disinfection in mandibular molars.
Methods: Eighty patients with symptomatic apical periodontitis were included in this randomized clinical study. There were four study groups. In group 1, conventional irrigation only was applied. In group 2, a sonic irrigation activation system (EDDY (VDW, Munich, Germany)), was applied. In groups 3 and 4, irradiation with a 980-nm diode laser was performed, following irrigation with the conventional method and sonic irrigation activation system, respectively. The patients were instructed to record their PP and analgesic intake using a numerical rating scale 8, 24, 48 h and 7 days post-procedure. A chi-square test, Fisher's exact chi-square test and Fisher-Freeman-Halton exact test were used to assess qualitative data. Inter-group and intra-group parameters were assessed using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Wilcoxon's test at a significance level of p < 0.05.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference among the groups in terms of age, sex, pre-operative pain, PP and analgesic intake (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: The use of sonic irrigation activation system in the final irrigation protocol and irradiation with the 980-nm diode laser did not significantly reduce PP levels and analgesic intake.
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