Machine-assisted Agitation Reduces Postoperative Pain during Root Canal Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis from Randomized Clinical Trials

• Published in: Journal of endodontics Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 387 - 393.e2
• Main Authors: Decurcio, Daniel A., Rossi-Fedele, Giampiero, Estrela, Carlos, Pulikkotil, Shaju J., Nagendrababu, Venkateshbabu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Dentistry; Irrigation; meta-analysis; postoperative pain; root canal treatment; systematic review; meta-analysis; Irrigation; systematic review; postoperative pain; root canal treatment

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess whether machine-assisted agitation resulted in less postoperative pain (PP) compared with syringe irrigation with needle alone in adult patients undergoing root canal treatment. A literature search was performed in 3 electronic databases for a...