Alleviation of acute dental pain from localised apical periodontitis: A prospective randomised study comparing two emergency treatment procedures.
Eva WolfMille DragicevicMärta FuhrmannPublished in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2018)
Three to five days after treatment, a majority (>80%) in both groups reported adequate pain relief, in some cases in combination with analgesics. Removal of necrotic and infected tissue from the pulp chamber might therefore be a cost-effective emergency treatment alternative to complete chemo-mechanical disinfection.
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