Ricardo Machado, Guilherme Moreira, Daniel Comparin, Arthur Pimentel Barroso, Jaqueline Nascimento, Caio Cézar Randi Ferraz, Sérgio Aparecido Ignácio, Lucas da Fonseca Roberti Garcia, Rodrigo Rodrigues Amaral, David Shadid, Ulisses Xavier da Silva Neto
OBJECTIVES: This prospective randomized multicenter clinical trial (PRMCT) investigated postoperative pain after single-visit root canal treatments in teeth affected by pulp necrosis (PN), and asymptomatic apical periodontitis (AAP) (with apical radiolucent areas) or normal periradicular tissues (without apical radiolucent areas) comparing different instruments' kinematics and apical instrumentation limits. METHODS: Before chemomechanical preparation, 240 patients/teeth were randomly distributed into four groups (n = 60) according to the instruments' kinematics (rotary or reciprocating) and apical instrumentation limits (with or without intentional foraminal enlargement [IFE])...
April 20, 2024: BMC Oral Health