Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
1999
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
School of Dentistry
Department
Not Listed
Committee Chair
C. Russell Jackson.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if prophylactic oral administration of etodolac would significantly reduce post-endodontic pain, when compared to ibuprofen and a placebo.;Thirty-six patients requiring conventional root canal therapy consented to single blind oral administration of either 400 mg of etodolac, 600 mg of ibuprofen, or a placebo, prior to conventional root canal therapy. Pain evaluation was completed on a pain survey that consisted of visual analog scales at the following time intervals; initial, immediately after, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours after initiation of root canal therapy.;A significant difference was found for ibuprofen's ability to reduce post-endodontic pain at 4 and 8 hours after initiation of root canal therapy, when compared to etodolac and a placebo (4 Hours P-value = 0.0111; 8 Hours P-value = 0.0397). A significant difference was also found for the periapical diagnosis and the need for additional medication after completion of root canal therapy (P-value = 0.0077).
Recommended Citation
Menke, Eric Richard, "The effectiveness of prophylactic etodolac on post-endodontic pain" (1999). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 1060.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/1060