@article{article_224735, title={Pain and analgesic use in endodontics}, journal={Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={4}, pages={39–45}, year={2013}, author={Ureyen Kaya, Bulem and Çiçek, Emre and Aşçı, Halil}, keywords={Analgesic, dental pain, endodontics, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory, pulpitis}, abstract={Dental pain is an undesirable situation for both the clinician and the patient. Clinician should overcome this discomfortable situation. Understanding of the pain system, a good endodontic dental procedure and the use of appropriate analgesics are important steps in management of dental pain. Pain system starting with the signal detection of tissue damage in the periphery, ongoing processing of data at the level of the spinal cord, perceived at the high brain regions such as cerebral cortex is a multilevel and complex system. A clinician who understands all levels of the pain system basically can perform effective methods of pain control by getting the opportunity of using therapeutics. There are thin, unmyelinated C fibers and Aδ fibers which is small and less myelinated in the pulp for the pain perception. Non-narcotic and narcotic analgesics are prefered to manage endodontic pain. Acetaminophen and non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs or opioid analgesics and combinations of these drugs are frequently used in endodontic pain management. In this review information will be given about the mechanism of endodontic pain, transmission paths and analgesics used for pain management. Keywords: Analgesic, dental pain, endodontics, non-steroidal antiinflammatory, pulpitis.}, number={1}, publisher={Süleyman Demirel University}