Postoperative pain after one-visit root-canal treatment on teeth with vital pulps: Comparison of three different obturation techniques

Objectives. To investigate and compare postoperative pain after one-visit root canal treatment (RCT) on teeth with vital pulps using three different obturation techniques. Study Design. Two hundred and four patients (10� men and �� women) aged 12 to 77 years were randomly asDesign. Two hundred and four patients (10� men and �� women) aged 12 to 77 years were randomly asesign. Two hundred and four patients (10� men and �� women) aged 12 to 77 years were randomly assigned into three treatments groups: cold lateral compaction of gutta-percha (LC), Thermafil technique (TT), and Backfill - Thermafil obturation technique (BT). Postoperative pain was recorded on a visual analogue scale (VAS) of 0 …