Research Article
Postendodontic Pain after Pulpotomy or Root Canal Treatment in Mature Teeth with Carious Pulp Exposure: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 3
Comparison of intraoperative conditions in the three study arms.
| | Intraoperative factors | RCT (n = 168) | PMTA (n = 188) | PCEM (n = 194) | Test | value |
| | Bleeding nature, N (%) | | Not recorded | 31 (18.5) | 30 (16.0) | 26 (13.4) | | | | Oozing | 39 (23.2) | 64 (12.0) | 55 (28.4) | Kruskal | 0.105 | | Normal | 82 (48.8) | 73 (38.8) | 81 (41.8) | Wallis | | | Profound | 16 (9.5) | 21 (11.2) | 32 (16.4) | | |
| | Hemostasis: not achieved, N (%) | | Using chlorhexidine (5 min) | NA | 83 (44.1) | 91 (55.9) | χ2 | 0.493 | | Using sodium hypochlorite (30 sec) | NA | 3(1.6) | 5(2.6) | Fisher | 0.723 |
| | Treatment length, minutes (mean ± SE) | | Endodontic procedure | 69.73 ± 2.60 | 35.37 ± 1.27 | 33.62 ± 1.19 | ANOVA | <0.001 | | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) for Mean | 64.59–74.86 | 32.87–37.88 | 31.26–35.97 | | | | Restorative procedure | 39.00 ± 1.29 | 42.17 ± 1.80 | 41.59 ± 1.66 | ANOVA | 0.356 | | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) for Mean | 36.43–4157 | 38.61–45.74 | 38.30–44.87 | | |
| | Two-visit treatment, N (%) | 49 (29.1) | 1 (0.05) | 1 (0.05) | χ2 | <0.001 |
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All the teeth have achieved hemostasis after 10 min application of NaOCl. |
