Effect of ProTaper Ultimate System on Post-endodontic Pain

The study will be conducted on 40 first mandibular molars; with 20 first mandibular molars in each group (n=20). The patient will be asked to pick an opaque sealed envelope that will contain a number from 1 to 2. The resultant number will determine in which group the participants will be placed.

Group I: Root canal preparation using Pro Taper Ultimate. Group II: Root canal preparation using Pro Taper Gold.

Procedural steps:

• Vitality will be assessed using cold tests and electric pulp testing before the procedure is carried out. Besides, mobility, palpation, and percussion tests will be done to assess periapical health. In order to ensure that the cold and electrical pulp tests are working, and a response is elicited, both tests will be carried out on patients not included in the study.
• All the patients will receive local anesthesia: 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine.
• Each tooth will be isolated using a rubber dam, and the access cavity will be prepared using a round bur (no.4) and tapered fissure diamond bur under copious water.
• After removal of coronal pulp tissues using a sterile excavator, the working length will be determined with stainless steel hand K-files size #10 and the use of an apex locator and confirmed using intraoral periapical radiographs.
• Hand instrumentation to 15-size K files.
• Group I will be prepared using ProTaper Ultimate files.
• Group II will be prepared using ProTaper Gold files.
• Apical patency will be maintained throughout the shaping procedure using the #10 file between each instrument.
• All the canals will be irrigated with 10 mL of 3% NaOCl between each file during the whole preparation procedure.
• All the root canals will be obturated directly after preparation.
• All the teeth will be restored using resin composite restoration.

Inclusion criteria

• Patient was diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpits and symptomatic apical periodontitis.
• 18-70 years old patients
• Permanent mandibular first molars.
• Teeth with a fully matured root.
• Restorable teeth indicated for endodontic treatment.
• Healthy patients.

Exclusion criteria

• Complex root canal morphology
• Calcified roots.
• Teeth with internal and external resorption.
• Medically compromised patients.
• Restricted mouth openings (trismus).