COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF COMMON ANALGESICS ON PULPAL SENSIBILITY TESTS: A CLINICAL TRIAL
COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF COMMON ANALGESICS ON PULPAL SENSIBILITY TESTS: A CLINICAL TRIAL
his study will investigate whether commonly used analgesics - 400 mg ibuprofen and 500 mg paracetamol - influence the accuracy of pulpal sensibility tests (cold test and electric pulp test) in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. Analgesics are often taken prior to dental visits and may mask endodontic symptoms, affecting diagnosis. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either ibuprofen or paracetamol in a double-blind design. Test responses and pain levels will be measured before and 30 minutes after medication to assess any masking effect.
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients with prolonged pain in response to the cold test with Endo-Ice
Patients who had not used any analgesics or CNS depressant during last 6 hours
Males and females aged 18-40
Exclusion Criteria:
who could not take paracetamol and ibuprofen
whose teeth did not respond to the cold test
with toothache due to periapical disease