Postoperative Pain and Recovery Time After Pulpotomy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: pulpotomy; Procedure: tooth filling

• Registration Number: NCT03142672
• Lead Sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Brief Summary

The aim of this retrospective study was to compare immediate postoperative pain scores and the need for rescue analgesia in children who underwent pulpotomies and general restorative treatment and those who underwent general restorative treatment only, all under general anaesthesia.

Detailed Description

Ninety patients aged between 3 and 7 years who underwent full mouth dental rehabilitation under general anaesthesia were enrolled in the study and reviewed. The experimental group included patients who were treated with at least one pulpotomy, and the control group was treated with dental fillings only. The Wong-Baker FACES scale was used to evaluate self-reported pain and the need for rescue analgesia. The data were analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis test, two sample t- tests, chi-square tests and Pearson's correlation analysis.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01-28
• Primary Completion: 2016-04-27
• Study Completion: 2016-05-30
• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-26
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-04
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-05
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who underwent full mouth dental rehabilitation under GA because of their lack of chairside cooperation
• Patients with at least 1 pulpotomy were included in the experimental group (n=45), and patients treated with dental fillings only were included in the control group (n=45); a total of 90 patients were eligible for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with special needs and those with any systematic problem (cardiac disease, diabetes, or intellectual disability) were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	tooth filling	Pulpotomy and tooth filling
Experimental group	pulpotomy	Pulpotomy and tooth filling
Control group	tooth filling	Tooth filling

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain scores evaluation	An average of 1 year	Wong Baker Faces Scale