Comparison of postoperative pain after root canal treatment using reciprocating instruments based on operator’s experience: a prospective clinical study
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Marc García-Font [1] ; Fernando Duran-Sindreu [1] ; Carmen Calvo [1] ; Juan Basilio [1] ; Fransesc Abella [1] ; Akram Ali [1] ; Miguel Roig [1] ; Juan-Gonzalo Olivieri [1]
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[1] Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Barcelona, España
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- Localización: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, ISSN-e 1989-5488, Vol. 9, Nº. 7 (July ), 2017, págs. 869-874
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The aim of the present study was to compare clinically the incidence of postoperative pain after endodontic treatment using the Reciproc System, taking into account the operator’s experience.
One hundred patients scheduled for routine endodontic treatment were enrolled in this study. Endodontic treatment was carried out in a single visit by undergraduate and postgraduate students. The chemomechanical preparation of root canals was performed with Reciproc instruments. Pretreatment and postoperative pain was recorded using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Postoperative pain and the need for analgesic consumption were assessed at 4, 8, 16, 24, 48 and 72 hours post-treatment. The data were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U and Chi-Square test, and the significance was set at P<0.05.
The mean value of pain after root canal treatment was 1.13±1.94 and 1.91±2.07 on a VAS between 0 and 10 in treatments performed by undergraduate and postgraduate students, respectively. There was a significant difference in the incidence of postoperative pain between the two groups (P<0.05).
The prevalence of postoperative pain was high in the treatments performed by postgraduate students in comparison with undergraduate students. This suggests that operator experience has an influence on the prevalence of postoperative pain after root canal treatment.
