Background: Root canal treatment is also known as endodontic therapy. The present study was conducted to evaluate post operative pain using different root canal irrigants. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 40 patients. In all molars, access cavity preparation was done and the root canal shaping procedures was performed. Teeth were divided into 2 groups. In group I, 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution was used as irrigating solution. In group II, 2% Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) was used as irrigating solution. VAS was used to assess post-obturation pain on 1st, 4th and 8th day. Results: VAS was 12 in group I and 10 in group II on 1st day, 7 and 6 in group I and II respectively on 4th day and 4 and 2 on 8th day in group I and II respectively. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that 2% chlorhexidine solution as compared to 5.25% sodium hypochlorite solution. Group II showed less pain as compared to group I.
Key words: Chlorhexidine, Sodium hypochlorite, VAS,

Received: 1 February, 2019                                     Revised: 20 February, 2019                           Accepted: 23 February, 2019
Corresponding author: Dr. Rohit Singh, Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Education and Advance Studies, Gwalior, M.P., India

This article may be cited as: Singh R,  Chauhan R, Singh P, Dawar S,  Chauhan S, Kumari A. Evaluation of post operative pain with different root canal irrigants- A Comparative Study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2019; 5(1):105-107.