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ArticleRestorative dentistry & endodontics2024

Assessment of mechanical allodynia in healthy teeth adjacent and contralateral to endodontically diseased teeth: a clinical study.

Vaishnavi Ratnakar Patankar, Ashish K Jain, Rahul D Rao, Prajakta R Rao

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Vaishnavi Ratnakar PatankarDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5512-0892
Ashish K JainDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1462-1353
Rahul D RaoDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1828-3032
Prajakta R RaoDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4611-4711

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Abstract

Objectives: The present study investigated the prevalence of mechanical allodynia (MA) in healthy teeth adjacent and contralateral to endodontically diseased teeth. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 114 patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis in permanent mandibular first molars who possessed healthy teeth adjacent and contralateral to the endodontically diseased tooth. The mechanical sensitivity of the teeth was determined by percussion testing. The presence or absence of pain on percussion in the teeth adjacent and contralateral to the endodontically diseased tooth and the tooth distal to the contralateral symmetrical tooth was recorded according to coding criteria. The prevalence of MA was computed as a percentage, and binary logistic regression analysis was done. The Fisher exact test and Mann-Whitney Results: Age and sex did not influence the prevalence of MA. An increased prevalence of MA was found in patients with higher levels of spontaneous pain ( Conclusions: Despite being disease-free, teeth adjacent and contralateral to endodontically diseased teeth exhibited pain on percussion. There was a direct association between the severity of the patient's pain and the presence of MA.

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Central sensitizationMechanical allodyniaMolarPainPeriapical periodontitisPulpitis

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