Incidence of Postoperative Pain after Single Visit Root Canal Treatment using XP-endo Shaper, 2Shape and ProTaper Gold Rotary Systems: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
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Kriti Kapoor1, Mandeep S Grewal1, Ashtha Arya1
1Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Haryana, India.
Objective:
To evaluate the incidence of postoperative pain, treatment time and analgesic intake after single visit endodontic treatment of mandibular molars using XP-endo Shaper, 2Shape and ProTaper Gold rotary systems.
Methods:
150 patients with irreversible pulpitis were scheduled for single visit root canal treatment. Teeth were randomly assigned to one of the three groups: ProTaper Gold (PTG; Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties, Johnson City, TN), 2Shape (2S; Micro-Mega, Besancon, Cedex, France) and XP-endo Shaper (XPES; FKG Dentaire, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland). Preoperative and postoperative pain was rated by the patients at the beginning of treatment and after 24, 48, 72 hours and 7 days on Heft Parker's visual analog scale (HP-VAS).
Results:
Highest mean postoperative pain score was recorded in PTG (P<0.05), followed by 2S and XPES respectively at all time intervals. XPES exhibited maximum reduction from preoperative pain at 24 (48.67%) and 48 hours (96.90 %) with no pain at 72 hours. Treatment time was significantly least in XPES (P<0.05) followed by 2S and PTG; but no significant difference in analgesic intake was noted.
Conclusion:
XPES exhibited least postoperative pain at all time intervals and treatment time, followed by 2S and PTG rotary systems respectively. (EEJ-2022-04-053).
