Research Article
Postendodontic Pain after Pulpotomy or Root Canal Treatment in Mature Teeth with Carious Pulp Exposure: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 4
Comparison of postoperative conditions in the three study arms.
| | Postoperative factors | RCT (n = 168) | PMTA (n = 188) | PCEM (n = 194) | Test | value |
| | Cold test, N (%) | | Negative response | NA | 139 (73.9) | 151 (77.8) | χ2 | 0.373 | | Positive response | NA | 49 (26.1) | 43 (22.2) | | |
| | Electric pulp test, positive response, N (%) | NA | 99 (52.7) | 93 (47.9) | χ2 t-test | 0.356 | | Mean ± SE | NA | 4.91 ± 0.62 | 5.09 ± 0.72 | | 0.857 | | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) for Mean | NA | 3.70–6.13 | 3.65–6.53 | | |
| | Positive percussion test, N (%) | 10 (6.0) | 11 (5.9) | 15 (7.7) | χ2 | 0.712 |
| | Analgesic intake | | Mean number of tablets/persons ± SD | 1.51 ± 0.13 | 1.50 ± 0.12 | 1.61 ± 0.14 | ANOVA | 0.809 | | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) for Mean | 1.24–1.77 | 1.26–1.74 | 1.32–1.89 | | | | Analgesics used, number of people (%) | 108 (64.3) | 117 (62.2) | 128 (66.0) | χ2 | 0.747 |
| | Drug, N (%) | | Acetaminophen (w/o codeine) | 21 (19.4) | 31 (26.5) | 29 (22.7) | Fisher | 0.066 | | Gelofen | 42 (38.9) | 55 (47.0) | 59 (46.1) | | Ibuprofen | 37 (34.3) | 31 (26.5) | 34 (26.6) | | Others | 8 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (4.7) |
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