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<p>Endodontic flare-ups: incidence, etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment<br>Lieutenant Commander Howard Van Ness, DC, USN and Captain Carol Diener Weber, DC, USN<br><br>Introduction<br>Flare-ups are a complication of endodontic treatment, defined<br>as an acute exacerbation of pulpal or periradicular pathosis after<br>the initiation or continuation of root canal treatment. <br><br>According to Walton and Fouad, signs and symptoms of flareups<br>include an increase in pain with or without swelling that<br>occurs within a few hours to days after endodontic treatment.<br>The pain is of such severity that the patient contacts the dentist. <br>The purpose of this update is to describe the incidence, etiology,<br>prevention, and treatment of endodontic flare-ups.
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<br>Subjects: Pain;  Root Canal Therapy</div>
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U.S. Navy. Naval Postgraduate Dental School</div>
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