Title

Comparison of post-operative pain between rotary and reciprocating file systems in root canal therapy: An in vivo study

Authors

Prasad Chandrakant Ingale¹, Sulaima Mehar², Proxima Bora³, Mohd Zeeshan Ahmad^4,*, Jaini Thakkar⁵, Shreya Gill⁶ & Pratik Surana⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India; ³Department of Dentistry, Tezpur Medical College and Hospital, Tezpur, Assam, India; ⁴Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Rama Dental College Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Science, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India; ⁶Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Winchester Dental Care, Virginia, USA; ⁷Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Prasad Chandrakant Ingale - E-mail: prasadingale99@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9822424131
Sulaima Mehar - E-mail: meharkhan357@gmail.com; Phone: +91 90650 20179
Proxima Bora - E-mail: boraproxima1986@gmail.com; Phone: +91 970391180
Mohd Zeeshan Ahmad - E-mail: askzeeshan9@gmail.com; Phone +91 8197218573
Jaini Thakkar - E-mail: jainithakkar178@gmail.com: +91 9727311878
Shreya Gill - E-mail: Shreyagill101@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9217114304
Pratik Surana - E-mail: suranadrpratik@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8871310111

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2026; Revised May 31, 2026; Accepted May 31, 2026, Published May 31, 2026
 

Abstract

Post-operative pain following root canal therapy remains a common clinical concern and is frequently associated with apical extrusion of debris, microorganisms and irrigating solutions during canal instrumentation. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate post-operative pain following instrumentation with Hand ProTaper (control), ProTaper Next (rotary), and Neo-Endo (reciprocating) systems in 45 patients undergoing endodontic treatment. Pain intensity was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at 6, 24, 48, and 72 hours postoperatively. The reciprocating system (Neo-Endo) demonstrated lower post-operative pain scores compared to the rotary and hand instrumentation groups. Thus, we show that reciprocating instrumentation may be more effective in minimizing post-operative discomfort following root canal therapy.

Keywords

Pain, post-operative, endodontic files

Citation

Ingale et al. Bioinformation 22(5): 2970-2974 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.