Pain in Endodontics

This book provides information about diagnosis pain pathways and the differential diagnosis of pain summarizing all the topics of referred pain. Management of pain and also the new advancement in the diagnosis and treatment procedures of endodontic pain. Endodontic pain is a complex symptom that poses unique challenges for the dentist. This book is a concise, wellstructured guide to the assessment and treatment of patients who present with endodontic pain, in which step-by-step descriptions are complemented by informative images and flow charts. The advantages, disadvantages, and significance of specific diagnostic and treatment procedures are clearly described, as is a pharmacotherapeutic approach to the prevention and treatment of pain. In addition, the causes and biological basis of endodontic pain are explained and guidance is provided on further strategies for pain prevention. Pain and periapical infections are the most common complaints with which patients approach a dental surgeon and endodontic therapy is one of the most common dental procedures. The endodontic pain is mainly caused due to the inflammation of the pulp tissue occurring as a result of dental caries progressing deep into the tooth.