Purpose:
Purpose- investigate incidence of flare-up in large cohort of patients undergoing NSRCT.
Materials/Methods:
-n=6580 patients treated by residents at U. Penn.
-categorized as having flare up when an unscheduled visit was attended due to severe pain and or swelling occurred following initiation of treatment.
-looked at history of previous pain, NSRCT vs NSRETRX, periapical diagnosis, tooth type, rotary vs. hand instrumentation, and lateral vs. vertical compaction of GP.
Results:
- 26 patients had flare ups (0.39%)
- Odds for developing flare up in teeth w/ PARL were 9.64 times greater than teeth w/out
- No statistically significant difference in flare ups between 1 and 2 visit NSRCT
- Odds increase 40 fold when NSRCT was completed in 3+ visits
- Data could be confounded because appointment for Treatment of Flare up taken into consideration.
- Other independent variables did not have any SS correlations.
Clinical Significance:
Presence of PA lesion single most important predictor of flare-ups during NSRCT.