Postoperative Pain and Recovery Time After Pulpotomy

Aydin Adnan Menderes University90 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this retrospective study was to compare immediate postoperative pain scores and the need for rescue analgesia in children who underwent pulpotomies and general restorative treatment and those who underwent general restorative treatment only, all under general anaesthesia.

Ninety patients aged between 3 and 7 years who underwent full mouth dental rehabilitation under general anaesthesia were enrolled in the study and reviewed. The experimental group included patients who were treated with at least one pulpotomy, and the control group was treated with dental fillings only. The Wong-Baker FACES scale was used to evaluate self-reported pain and the need for rescue analgesia. The data were analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis test, two sample t- tests, chi-square tests and Pearson's correlation analysis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Interventions

pulpotomyPROCEDURE

vital endodontic procedure

tooth fillingPROCEDURE

tooth filling

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 7 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who underwent full mouth dental rehabilitation under GA because of their lack of chairside cooperation * Patients with at least 1 pulpotomy were included in the experimental group (n=45), and patients treated with dental fillings only were included in the control group (n=45); a total of 90 patients were eligible for the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with special needs and those with any systematic problem (cardiac disease, diabetes, or intellectual disability) were excluded from the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain scores evaluation

Wong Baker Faces Scale

Time frame: An average of 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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