Etodolac versus dexamethasone effect in reduction of postoperative symptoms following surgical endodontic treatment: A double-blind study

Lin, Shaul; Levin, Liran; Emodi, Omri; El-Naaj, Imad Abu; Peled, Micha

doi:10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.08.039

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“…From these results, we may conclude that as the pain intensity perceived by patients after PAS to be low to moderate. There is a good correlation between the present findings and previously reported studies where VAS scores were found to be 36, 38, and 39 over 100 (18,19,46) . Females reported a statistically significant increase in post-operative pain as compared to male patients.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…This figure was in agreement with Iqbal et al (19). Many studies found no differences in pain intensity between the genders with regards to post-operative pain after periapical surgery (14,18,46) .Similarly It was found that age had no influence on post-operative pain (14,17,46) . All our patients reported swelling that reached a maximum on the first post-operative day; this result was consistent with other studies (3,13,19) .…”

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confidence: 90%

“…While on the contrary, others found that age (25,(27)(28)(29) and gender (25,27,30,31) are key factors in predicting the degree of post-operative discomfort in patients. Similar findings were reported regarding PAS; it was found that; maximum pain intensity was in the immediate postoperative period, Some Studies recorded maximum pain in the 2-5 hours after surgery (3,16,32) ; or on the same day and night of the operation (13,18,19) . Other studies found that maximum pain intensity occurs on the first (14,15,33,34) , or second day after the operation (17,20) .…”

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confidence: 79%

“…For the group that underwent PAS, only patients with one or two anterior teeth with periapical lesions were included in the study. This was to limit the anatomical variables, Researchers found that pain and swelling increased with the increase in the number of teeth treated (17,19) , also there was and more pain upon treating posterior teeth (18) . In the present study, the maximum pain intensity was recorded on the day of surgery and the result was consistent with other studies (13,18,19) .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Swelling was observed in all patients and reach a maximum on the first (3,13,19) or second (15,32,17) post-operative day. Many studies found no relationship between post-operative discomfort and age (14,15,17,18,20) or gender (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)20) . However, other researchers found more pain and swelling in young female patients (19) .…”

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Pattern of Pain and Swelling after Periapical and Wisdom Tooth Surgery: Are age and Gender Predictive Factors?

Al-Samman¹

2017

Iraqi dent. j.

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Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the intensity of post-surgical pain and swelling experienced by patients who had undergone lower third molar and periapical surgery {(L3MS),(PAS)}, and also to investigate the impact of age and gender on the same parameters. . Methods:The study involved 86 patients; some of whom underwent L3MS (n=46), while the others had PAS (n=40), all procedures were performed under local anesthesia. The visual analogue scale measured pain and swelling for seven consecutive days, after surgery. Results: After L3MS, it was found that patients experienced the most intense pain the day of surgery, with facial swelling reaching a maximum on the 2nd day. In addition, the influence of age and gender on the intensity of pain and degree of swelling was found to be insignificant... Patients who underwent PAS; also reported maximum pain on the day of surgery while swelling reached maximum on the 2nd day. However, female patients reported significantly more post-operative pain than males (P<0.024). No significant differences between females and males were recorded with respect to post-operative swelling, in addition, age was found to have no effect on both pain and swelling. Conclusion: Pain and swelling after L3MS and PAS peaked on the day of surgery and the day after respectively with mild to moderate intensity, it subsided gradually to minimal levels on day 7. Short-term outcomes of L3MS and PAS with respect to degrees of pain and swelling were found to be similar, and it seems to be independent of both' age and gender.

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confidence: 91%