Evaluation of the Effects of EndoActivator Use on Postoperative Pain and Root Canal Treatment Success
Evaluation of the Effects of EndoActivator Use on Postoperative Pain and Root Canal Treatment Success
This study evaluates postoperative pain and radiographic healing of asymptomatic posterior teeth with chronic apical periodontitis following root-canal treatment performed using EndoActivator for irrigation activation.
Aim: To evaluate postoperative pain and radiographic healing of asymptomatic posterior teeth with chronic apical periodontitis following root-canal treatment performed using EndoActivator for irrigation activation.
Methodology: In this clinical trial, root-canal treatment was performed on 140 posterior teeth with chronic apical periodontitis. After routine canal preparation, patients were assigned to either a control group treated using conventional needle irrigation (CNI) without activation or to sonic irrigation activation with EndoActivator. All treatment was completed in a single visit. Patients provided self-assessments of the severity of postoperative pain at 1, 2,3 and 7 days using a Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) and Wong Baker Face Scale. Patients were recalled at 12 months for clinical and radiographic examinations. Periapical healing was evaluated using a periapical index (PAI), with scores of 1 or 2 considered to represent treatment success and scores of 3, 4, or 5 to represent treatment failure. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests, with differences of P < 0.05 considered statistically significant.
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