DETERMINATION OF INTER-APPOINTMENT PAIN IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ROOT CANAL TREATMENT

Benish Aleem; Sohaib Siddique; Romana Yaqoob; Nasar Um Min Allah; Batool Zara; Fatima Aleem

Abstract:

Objective: To determine the frequency of inter-appointment pain during root canal treatment in patients with apical periodontitis Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was done at Islamic international dental hospital, Islamabad for 6 months from March 2016 to Sep 2016. A total of n=60 patients were selected through non-probability, consecutive sampling technique undergoing Root canal treatment for acute apical periodontitis. All the patients were personally interviewed regarding their pain history. They were asked to rate the pain they experienced during the inter-appointment period, on a scale from 1-10. The observations were recorded and statistical analysis was done in order to reach a conclusion. Pain was addressed using specific intra-canal medicaments. Follow-up was ensured by keeping contact details of all the randomly selected cases, under observation. Results: Out of all n=60 patients, included in the present study, it was found that the age range was from 17 to 50 years with mean age to be 31.38 ± 9.93 years. The minimum pain score was 1 and maximum was 4 having a mean pain score of 2.95 ± 1.01. Males were, n= 32 (53.3%) while n=28 female patients were included in this study (46.7%). Conclusion: It was found that the perception of pain is different for all the cases and it depends upon the aetiology as well as the gender and age of the patients

research from:

• Foundation University College of Dentistry

Year:

2019

Type of Publication:

Article

Journal:

Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

Volume:

9

Number:

4

Pages:

83-86

Month:

12