Efficiency of Diode Laser in Control of Post- endodontic Pain and Healing of Periapical tissues (A Randomized Clinical Trial)

Abstract

Endodontic treatment in modern dentistry has increasingly become important. Patients ask dentists to save their teeth and expect the results would be permanently accepted, with no further complications nor side effects. Postoperative pain is one of the most common complications of endodontic treatment. It can lead to emergency dental visits. The postoperative pain caused by RCT and is related to an inflammatory response in the periapical tissue. This response triggers nociceptors through inflammatory mediators, such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes, bradykinin, and serotonin, which results in pain after treatment. (1) Several treatment strategies have been suggested for the management of post-endodontic pain, most of them are pharmaceutical treatments, prescribed as prophylactic medications and postoperative analgesics. Unfortunately, the administration of analgesics due to too much pain could lead to serious complications (2) for example Aspirin leads to heartburn, stomach ulcers or vomiting gastrointestinal bleeding, as well allergic reactions that have been documented. The medical condition of some patients as well the drug interaction could also act as an obstacle against prescribing medications. The medical condition of some patients as well the drug interaction could also act as an obstacle against prescribing medications.