Hend Hassan Swellam¹*, Hebatallah Mohamed Elfar² and Sherif Adel El khodary³

¹Master of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Egypt
²Professor of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Egypt
³Associate Professor of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Egypt

*Corresponding Author: Hend Hassan Swellam, Master of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Egypt.

Received: September 24, 2021; Published: November 10, 2021

Abstract

The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of piroxicam (feldene) on reducing the pain after single visit endodontic treatment, a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Twenty-six patients, aged between 25 and 50 years with irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis in mandibular molar teeth were randomly divided into two groups. The experimental group received intraligamentary injections totaling 0.4 mL of piroxicam, while the control group received the same amount of intraligamentary mepivacaine.

Single visit root canal treatment was performed by a single endodontist. Numeric Rating Scale was used to record pain before treatment and at 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48 h postoperatively. The decrease in the intensity of post-treatment pain between the two groups was statistically significant. Intraligamentary injection of piroxicam can be considered an effective method for decreasing post-endodontic pain.

Keywords: Post-endodontic Pain; Mepivacaine; Teeth

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Citation

Citation: Hend Hassan Swellam., et al. “Comparison of the Efficacy of Prophylactic Intraligamentary Injection of Piroxicam Versus Mepivacaine for Management of Post-endodontic Pain in Posterior Teeth: (Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial)". Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 5.12 (2021): 08-15.