A Comparison of Post-Operative Pain after Single Visit Root Canal Filling using Resin Based Sealer and Bioceramic Sealer

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction: The incidence of postoperative pain after the root canal treatment is reported to range from 3%-58%. The intensity and duration of postoperative pain after single visit root canal treatment are subjective and multifactorial. The main objective of this study was to compare the postoperative pain following single visit root canal treatment using a resin based sealer and bioceramic sealer.

Methodology: This is a prospective comparative interventional study. 88 patients requiring root canal treatment were selected for the study, 44 in each sealer group. Single visit root canal treatment was carried out using standard protocol and root canals were filled using gutta percha and either resin based sealer or bioceramic sealer. The patient were informed to register their  post-operative  pain in a visual analog scale ranging from 0 to 10 at 4hours,24 hours and 48 hours intervals. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS Statistics Version 17 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA). Postoperative VAS score between the groups were compared using independent t-test and paired t-test.

Results: There was no significant difference in postoperative pain among two sealer groups, however, a reduction in pain was seen in each group with time. When the association between demographic and clinical characteristics with postoperative was checked, only preoperative pain was found to be related to postoperative pain in both the groups.

 Conclusions: There was no difference in prevalence and intensity of postoperative pain among a resin based sealer and a bioceramic sealer.

Keywords: Bioceramic sealer, postoperative pain, resin-based sealer, Root canal filling