Dear Colleagues,

Pain, particularly endodontic pain, during a dental procedure is a significant deterrent to dental care. Pain control strategies are continuously being developed, and, accordingly, the range of potential approaches to the management of endodontic pain has increased. The choice of a therapeutic agent or pain control strategy for endodontic pain varies, depending on the source of and reason for pain. Such a strategy may also vary according to the time of the pain experience (occurring preoperatively, during therapy, or postoperatively). In this pain control endeavor, we should not lose sight of an important issue: the tendency to prescribe opioids for endodontic pain and the potential for dependence and opioid-related death as emerging public health problems.

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health focuses on research and experiences related to endodontic pain control. We, therefore, invite papers that relate to:

1. endodontic emergencies pain control;
2. pain measurements and scales;
3. preoperative pain control;
4. intraoperative (interappointment) pain control;
5. postoperative pain control;
6. therapeutic agents in the control of endodontic pain;
7. patients' perspectives on and experiences of pain;
8. associations between pain and anxiety and the delivery of care; and
9. factors associated with endodontic pain control.

Dr. Hassan Ziada
Guest Editor

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• Endodontic pain
• Preoperative pain
• Intraoperative pain
• Postoperative pain
• Pain control
• Pain assessment
• Analgesics
• Apical periodontitis
• Pulpitis
• Flare-ups