<p><strong>Objective:</strong> Despite the tortuous course of primary root canal system, a paradigm shift occurred from conventional hand files to rotary system, which lead to faster, cost-effective, uniform and predictable fillings. One of the many advantages being, reduction in post-operative pain with the use of rotary system. Many rotary file systems were introduced, with the recent one, the Kedo-S. So the present study aimed to compare and evaluate the post – operative pain after pulpectomy using K-files, MTwo files and Kedo-S files in deciduous molars. <strong>Material and Methods:</strong> 75 teeth were randomly divided into three groups (group A – K-files, group B - Kedo-S files and group C - MTwo files) for pulpectomy of primary molars. Post – operative pain was assessed every 6,12,24,48 and 72 hours using facial pain scale. <strong>Results:</strong> 44% of volunteers in K-file group had moderate pain followed by Kedo-S group that is 8% and then MTwo files that is 4%. <strong>Conclusion:</strong>  The least post-operative pain was found in Mtwo group followed by Kedo-S group and K-file group.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong></p><p>Pulpectomy; Post-operative pain; MTwo; Kedo-S.</p><p> </p>

Rhinosporidiosis is a fairly common problem for the Otolaryngologist in many parts of the world, because of its prompt recurrence after surgical excision. Though not a fatal disease, it inflicts various kinds of social and economic strain on the patients and their families. No medical treatment has been found to be effective in controlling rhinosporidiosis. Such drugs as griseofulvin and amphotericin have been tried without much benefit. In this clinical trial with dapsone on 32 patients (71.4%) did not have recurrence in a three year period and none of them needed surgery in that period. Thirty-two patients were used as controls, and 93% of them needed surgery for recurrent rhinosporidiosis in the same three year period. Dapsone (diaminodiphenylsulfone) is a relatively safe drug to use, and no major side effects were noticed in this trial.

Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the anesthetic efficiency of conventional 2% lidocaine with 4% articaine when infiltrated in the maxillary arch for pediatric patients during pulp therapy and extraction.Methodology: A randomized control trial was done with 45 children (n=45) of the age group 4-8 years. The children were randomly allotted to two experimental groups. Group A -Children received 2% Lidocaine HCL infilteration both buccally and palatally, Group B -Children received 2% Lidocaine infilteration buccally and Group C -Children received 4% Articaine infilteration baccally as local anesthetic agent. Post treatment, pain assessment was done using visual analog scale.Results: Articaine group had significantly lower pain scores when compared to the lidocaine group. Conclusion:Articaine infiltration can be considered as an effective alternative for the conventional lidocaine infiltration.

Aim:To extract and systematically identify the existing literature on the "Clinical and radiographic outcome of calcium hydroxide vs other agents in indirect pulp capping of primary teeth". Objective: To compare the clinical and radiographic outcome of calcium hydroxide and other agents in indirect pulp capping of primary teeth. Search strategy: The following databases were searched: PubMed Central, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Lilacs, Science Direct, Sigle. Bibliographies of clinical studies identified in the electronic search were analyzed for studies published outside the electronically searched journals. Selection criteria: Studies comparing the clinical and radiographic success rate of one or more indirect pulp capping agents with calcium hydroxide in primary molars were included. Results: The initial search revealed 243 of which only 9 met the inclusion criteria and 234 were excluded based on the exclusion criteria. All the 9 included studies analysed the clinical and radiographic outcome of calcium hydroxide in comparison with other agents in indirect pulp capping of primary teeth. Conclusion: There is a very limited good quality studies estimating the clinical and radiographic outcome of calcium hydroxide in comparison with other agents in indirect pulp capping of primary teeth. The review identified the need for more studies on the clinical and radiographic outcome of calcium hydroxide in comparison with other agents in indirect pulp capping of primary teeth.

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