introduction: effective post-operative pain management is one of the problems following root canal treatment. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) are the most commonly prescribed analgesics in endodontics. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of naproxen in controlling pain following root canal treatment in teeth with irreversible pulpitis. materials and methods: th...

OBJECTIVES This study was done to compare the anesthetic efficacy of 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine with that of 2% lidocaine with 1:80,000 epinephrine during pulpectomy in patients with irreversible pulpitis for inferior alveolar nerve block in mandibular posterior teeth. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients with irreversible pulpitis referred to the Department of Conservative Dentistry an...

background: successful anesthesia during root canal therapy may be difficult to obtain. intraosseousinjection significantly improves anesthesia’s success as a supplemental pulpal anesthesia, particularly incases of irreversible pulpitis. the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of x‑tip intraosseousinjection and inferior alveolar nerve (ian) block in primary anesthesia for mandibular p...

Two case reports are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of cold in localizing the offending tooth in difficult diagnostic situations where painful pulpitis is present. A review of the literature reveals that there are several proposed theories concerning the mechanisms by which cold relieves the painful symptoms present in some cases of irreversible pulpitis. The hydrodynamic theory seem...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this randomized-controlled clinical trial was to assess the effect of intraligamentary (PDL) injection of dexamethasone on onset and severity of post-treatment pain in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. METHODS AND MATERIALS A total number of 60 volunteers were included according to the inclusion criteria and were assigned to three groups (n=20). After ad...

introduction: the aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of 2% lidocaine to 4% articaine in buccal infiltration of maxillary first molars with irreversible pulpitis. moreover, the effect of root length on success of anesthesia irrespective of the type of anesthetic agent was assessed. methods and materials: fifty patients suffering from painful maxillary first molars with irrevers...

INTRODUCTION Similar to other tissues, the dental pulp mounts an inflammatory reaction as a way to eliminate pathogens and stimulate repair. Pulp inflammation is prerequisite for dentin pulp complex repair and regeneration; otherwise, chronic disease or pulp necrosis occurs. Evaluation of pulp inflammation severity is necessary to predict the clinical success of maintaining pulp vitality. Clini...

OBJECTIVES The aim was to determine the success rate of single visit root canal treatment (RCT) and thus encourage clinicians to offer this treatment option appropriately. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a longitudinal clinical study involving all teeth of the secondary dentition except third molars in the upper and lower jaws. Teeth having irreversible pulpitis, pulp necrosis or periapical pe...