Introduction & Objective: One of the important problems in dentistry is post endodontic pains .The purpose of this study was comparison of the effect of prophylactic oral ibuprofen 800mg and oral predenisolone 30mg on prevention of post endodontic pain.
Materials & Methods: The present study is a double-blind, randomized and controlled trial. It was conducted on 60 patient (16men and 44 women between the ages of 18-63) who needed endodontic treatment. Inclusive criteria for selecting of patients were: need for root canal therapy in one of the posterior teeth, having no systemic problem, no evidence of abscess not taking analgesic or similar drug for at least 6 hours before treatment. Patients were divided into three experimental groups randomly taking one of the drugs before the treatment {ibuprofen 800 mg, prednisolone30mg and placebo (oral dextrose)}. Patients completed VAS at 6,12 and 24 hours post root canal therapy and analyzed using the spss15 by chi-square, ANOVA test and Tukey test.
Results: During 24 hours after treatment post endodontic pain is 95%- 100% in the placebo group. The prevalence of no-pain was not significant 6, 12 and 24 hours after treatment between the ibuprofen and predenisolone groups. The mean scale of pain in ibuprofen and predenisolone groups was significantly lower than placebo group 6, 12 and 24 hours after treatment. Differences between the drug groups are significant only on 6 and 12 hours after treatment.
Conclusion: Post endodontic pains are present 24 hours after treatment. 6 and 12 hours after treatment 30 mg predenisolone are significantly better for pain relief than 800 mg ibuprofen. But after 24 hours it is not significant.
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