Anticipated and experienced pain associated with endodontic therapy

Surgical and Nonsurgical Endodontic Treatment-induced Stress

“…This combination increases the risk of triggering cardiovascular reactions. The development of local anesthetics has meant that pre-and perioperative pain is usually well controlled during endodontic treatment (22,23). In contrast, anxiety is not systematically controlled, despite the fact that it triggers physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral reactions that should be prevented and treated to the same level as pain.…”

Postobturation pain and associated factors in adolescent patients undergoing one- and two-visit root canal treatment

“…18 Risk factors have been associated to pain, namely: the presence and amount of apical periodontitis, 12,19 preoperative sinus, 20 pulp necrosis, 10,19 spontaneous preoperative pain, 2,10,13,19 percussive preoperative pain, 21 number of treatment visits, 10,13 re-treatment, 22 tooth type, 12,13,19 interappointment pain, 12,13 post-preparation swelling, 12 gender, 12,19,23 and age. 2,24 The knowledge of those factors helps to control postoperative pain. However, the frequency and possible factors exclusively associated with postobturation pain in adolescent patients have been poorly investigated.…”

Management of dental trauma in primary care: a postal survey of general dental practitioners

“…Initial failure to treat an injury may have aesthetic and functional implications, with increased discomfort and inconvenience to the child, as well as financial implications if advanced restorative procedures are required. 2,3 In the UK, the National Health Service provides children's dental care free at the point of delivery with the main providers of dental care being GDPs. The community dental service provides both primary and secondary care.…”