BACKGROUND Post-obturation pain is frustrating to both patients and dentists. Its incidence may change with the use of contemporary endodontic techniques. This randomised clinical trial aims to compare the incidence of post-obturation pain at one and seven days after single-visit and multiple-visit non-surgical endodontic treatments. METHODS Patients who required primary endodontic treatment ...

dens invaginatus is a rare developmental anomaly of teeth with complex root canal system morphology. the present case describes a peg shape maxillary lateral incisor with dens invaginatus (oehlers type ii), necrotic pulp, and an associated large periradicular lesion. nonsurgical endodontic treatment was performed with the aim of removing the blind sac with diamond bur under the use of operating...

AIM To investigate the efficacy of using antibiotics in post endodontic treatment as a method to alleviate post-treatment pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS After completion of endodontic treatment 129 patients were randomly divided into two groups: Group A (65 patients) received Ibuprofen 400 mg one tablet before procedure and one tablet every 8 hours for the first day, then one tablet once indicat...

JADA 142(6) http://jada.ada.org June 2011 651 A45-year-old woman visited her general dentist because of severe pain in the right mandibular posterior region. Her first molar contained a large mesialocclusal-distal amalgam restoration, and the patient experienced symptoms consistent with irreversible pulpitis. In addition, radiographs showed changes associated with the mesial root. The second mo...

A retrospective survey was designed to identify diagnostic subgroups and clinical factors associated with odontogenic pain and discomfort in dental urgency patients. A consecutive sample of 1,765 patients seeking treatment for dental pain at the Urgency Service of the Dental School of the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil, was selected. Inclusion criteria were pulpal or periapical pain that o...