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Aim: The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate and compare the prevalence of postoperative pain after single and multiple visit endodontic therapy in controlled type II diabetic and non-diabetic individuals in multirooted teeth with irreversible pulpitis. Materials and Methods: 90 patients with a diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis, of which 30 were controlled diabetics and 60 non-diabetics, in the age group of 18-60 were included in this study. Initial pain scores of the patients were obtained using modified VAS. The patients were then randomly allocated to single-visit or two-visit root canal treatment groups where they received treatment according to standardized protocol. After their first visit, the patients were given visual analogue scale form and were asked to mark the intensity of pain at 1hour, 6hour, 12hour, 24hour, 48hour, 72hour and after 1week. The data collected were compiled and statistical analysis was done by using 20 SPSS software. Results: In both the groups, for patients undergoing single visit and multi-visit root canal therapy, the pain intensity was found to be highest on the first day of treatment and dropped afterward. Comparison of pain between single-visit and two-visit patients revealed no significant difference in pain scores for the respective time interval. Intergroup comparison between controlled diabetics and non-diabetics showed no significant difference in the levels of pain between both the groups. |
