Introduction: This double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial aimed to investigate the analgesic efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) with two different locations, and their comparison, in postoperative endodontic pain (PEP) levels in molars diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. Methods: Seventy-five patients with a molar tooth, diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis, were divided into three groups of placebo, buccal only irradiation (BI), and buccal and lingual irradiation (BLI), with 25 cases being in each group. The participants received similar singlevisit nonsurgical endodontic treatments. Then, a sham laser was used in the control group instead of LLLT. Individuals in BI and BLI groups received 80-second irradiation on the buccal surface and 80-second irradiation on each of the buccal and lingual surfaces respectively. A laser with an 808 nm wavelength, power of 100 mW, a fiber diameter of 600 μm, and a dose of 70 J/cm2 was used. PEP was assessed using a 0-100 mm VAS 4, 8, 24, and 48 hours after the treatment. Results: BLI showed a significantly higher reduction of PEP compared to placebo in all time intervals of this study. BLI was significantly more effective than BI 8 hours after the treatment. However, intragroup differences between BLI and BI groups at other time intervals and between BI and placebo groups in all time intervals were not significant. The number of taken analgesics in the BLI group was significantly lower than the placebo group and was on a statistical borderline compared to the BI group. Conclusion: LLLT with BLI was an effective measure as a supplement to oral analgesics in the reduction of PEP compared to the placebo.

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A series of toughened epoxy systems was prepared via crosslinking of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A with castor oil‐based polyamidoamines as curing agents. To this aim two series of polyamidoamines were synthesized in two steps from the reaction of castor oil with triethylenetetramine and then reaction of these products with dissolved salicylic acid in dimethyl formamide (DMF). The structure of the compounds was confirmed by FTIR spectra, GC‐Mass and 1H‐NMR spectroscopy. The mechanical properties, adhesion and water resistance of polyamine and polyamidoamines cured epoxy systems were studied. It was found that significant improvement in toughness and adhesion of the epoxy films was achieved by using polyamidoamines as curing agents. The results showed a great enhancement in toughness and adhesion properties of the epoxy coats proportional to increasing castor oil weight ratio, and/ or using salicylic acid and DMF. Furthermore, polyamidoamines cured samples showed higher water resistance and less degradation in hot water immersion tests than polyamine cured samples. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013

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