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

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · 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 postoperative pain in the immediate postobturation period (up to 72… compared with multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single versus multiple visits for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
Up to 72 hours postobturation
RR 0.97 [0.81, 1.16]
12 studies · 1329 participants
Low

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

Postoperative pain intensity in the immediate postobturation period (up to 72 hours), continuous (VAS) · 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 postoperative pain intensity in the immediate postobturation period… compared with multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single versus multiple visits for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
Up to 72 hours postobturation
MD 0.26 [-4.76, 5.29]
12 studies · 1258 participants
Low