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Single-visit root canal treatment vs Multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits)

Postobturation pain at 1 week · People aged 10 years or above requiring root canal treatment; permanent teeth with completely formed apex and without internal resorption

It is very uncertain whether single-visit root canal treatment changes postobturation pain at 1 week compared with multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single versus multiple visits for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 week postobturation
RR 1.05 [0.67, 1.67]
9 studies · 1139 participants
Very low

Single-visit root canal treatment vs Multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits)

Pain at two weeks (postobturation) · People aged 10 years or above requiring root canal treatment; permanent teeth with completely formed apex and without internal resorption

Single-visit root canal treatment showed no clear difference in pain at two weeks (postobturation) compared with multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Single versus multiple visits for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
Two weeks postobturation
RR 0.56 [0.07, 4.69]
2 studies · 288 participants
GRADE not reported