An In Vivo Evaluation of Postoperative Pain after Root Canal Instrumentation Using Manual K-files and Kedo-S Rotary files in Primary Molars

Subhajit Bohidar; Poulami Goswami; Ashtha Arya; Sumit Singh; P V Samir; Triveni Bhargava

doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_420_23

An In Vivo Evaluation of Postoperative Pain after Root Canal Instrumentation Using Manual K-files and Kedo-S Rotary files in Primary Molars

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Feb;16(Suppl 1):S136-S139. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_420_23. Epub 2023 Nov 7.

Authors

Subhajit Bohidar¹, Poulami Goswami², Ashtha Arya³, Sumit Singh⁴, P V Samir⁵, Triveni Bhargava⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital Darbhanga, Bihar, India.
² Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital, Darbhanga, Bihar, India.
³ Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SGT Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
⁴ Department of Dentistry, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Atariya, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
⁵ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
⁶ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Aim: To determine postoperative pain after root canal instrumentation using manual K-file and rotary Kedo-S files in primary molars.

Material and method: Thirty-six primary mandibular molars from 4- to 8-year-old children requiring pulpectomy were randomly split into two groups of 18 teeth each, that is, manual file K-file (Group I) and Kedo-S rotary file (Group II). Children's pre- and postoperative pain was assessed using a four-point scale at different time intervals.

Results: From the result of the present study, it was observed that the Kedo-S group showed significantly less pain after 24, 48, and 72 h.

Conclusion: It was concluded from the present research that patients enrolled in the Kedo-s group experienced less pain.

Keywords: K-file; Kedo-S file; Pain; Pulpectomy.