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Recurrent Apthous Ulcers (RAU) has affected mankind through time immemorial. It is the most commonly prevalent oral mucosal lesion manifesting as painful ulcers involving non – keratinised oral mucosa. This review was done to assess herbal intervention in RAU patients for outcomes of ulcer size and pain intensity. Literature search of published articles in Medline, Scopus, Ovid and Journal of Web upto August 2020 were reviewed for the pre-described outcomes. Revman 5.4 software was used for study analysis. Total 9 articles were finally chosen for qualitative analysis. Meta analytic comparison demonstrated the ulcer reduction (CI = -2.22 to – 0.09; p <0.001) and pain intensity (CI = -4.60 to – 0.08; p <0.001) was reduced in the herbal group as compared to the controls. A definite evidence of herbal intervention was noted in alleviating RAU signs and symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Prevention and management of post-operative endodontic pain is an integral part of endodontic treatment as it increases the patient's comfort, confidence, and improves the outcome of the endodontic therapy. Materials and Methods: A total of 75 patients were included in the study. Their consent was taken, and 200 mg of ibuprofen, 20 mg of tenoxicam, or 10 mg of ketorolac before root canal treatment was given orally. Visual analogue scale was used to measure postoperative pain. The pain was measured at intervals of 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h after treatment was started. Results: All the three drugs reduced the post-treatment pain to approximately similar levels at different time lags other than 6 h interval. Conclusion: The three drugs were approximately equally effective in controlling the pain. Further research with the higher study group and more parameters is required tofind out the efficacy of various analgesics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]