Identifying The Superior Root Canal Irrigant Between Hydrogen Peroxide And Sodium Hypochlorite In Post Endodontic Pain Management

Zaheer Abbas, Tahreem Malik, Tamseela, Rafay Manan, Farhan Riaz,

Abstract

Place of Study: THQ Thal Hospital Layyah
Study Design: Randomized control trial
Duration of Study: January 2022 to July 2022
Methodology: 104 subjects were selected by non-probability non purposive sampling technique. Informed consent was taken from the patients and they were randomly allocated to 2 study groups i.e. Group A (Sodium Hypochlorite) and Group B (Hydrogen Peroxide). Mechanical preparation of root canals for the lower first molar was done in the first appointment. In Group A, a 2.5 % Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl) irrigant was used, while in Group B, a 3% Hydrogen Peroxide (H O ) irrigant was used. 2 The patients were followed up after 10 days. The frequency of endodontic pain on the follow-up visit was evaluated by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Statistical Package for Social Science (version 23.0) (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. The frequency of endodontic pain was compared between the study arms with a chi-square test.
Results: A total of 104 participants were placed into 2 groups, 52 cases in each group. 56/104 (54.30%) were males while 48/104 (45.70%) were females. In Group “A” endodontic pain on 10-day follow-up visit was present in 18/52 (34.6%) patients, while in Group “B” endodontic pain on 10-day follow-up visits were present in 35/52 (68%) patients. By using the chi-square test it was observed that there was a significant association between groups and the presence of endodontic pain having p-value = 0.001
Conclusion: Sodium Hypochlorite was much better than Hydrogen Peroxide in the management of endodontic pain in terms of incidence.