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Postoperative pain after primary molar pulpectomy using rotary or reciprocating single files: A superior, parallel,
Ahmad Abdel Hamid Elheeny1, Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelmotelb2
1Paediatric and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University, El Minia, Egypt.
Aim:
To compare postoperative pain intensity between two single-file systems with different kinetics (the OneShape file with continuous rotation vs. the WaveOne Gold file with reciprocation movement) after primary molar pulpectomy.
Design:
This superiority, parallel, randomized clinical trial included 164 healthy children aged 6 to 8 years with asymptomatic, necrotic, maxillary primary second molars due to caries. An equal number of children were assigned to the two groups. The teeth of children in Group 1 were instrumented with the OneShape rotary system (Micro-Mega), whereas teeth of children in Group 2 were instrumented with the WaveOne Gold reciprocating system (Dentsply Maillefer). Postoperative pain intensity was assessed using a 4-point pain scale at 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h and 1 week after treatment. The parent of each participant received 6 flashcards that included four faces and a word describing each face. A chi-square test was used to compare postoperative pain intensity. The level of significance was set to 5%.
Results:
Over the follow-up period, no significant difference in postoperative pain intensity was found between the two groups (p > .05). Although the absolute risk reduction maximum limit of 95% CI equal or exceeded the predetermined proportional difference of 0.15, pain intensity was inconclusive at 6, 24, and 48 hours denoting that the superiority of the OneShape single-file over the WaveOne Gold single-file could not be declared.
Conclusions:
Postoperative pain intensity associated with a rotary vs. reciprocating file system was nearly similar.
