Efficacy of Oral Prednisolone on Pain Reduction in Emergency Care of Acute Irreversible Pulpitis

The reference management consists in local and locoregional anesthesia of the molar and partial endodontic treatment. At the end of the emergency visit, all the patients, whatever their randomization group, will be given two types of antalgics and will be recommended to take them only if they have pain. Seventy-two hours after, all the patients, whatever their randomization will have endodontic treatment under local and locoregional anesthesia.

The evaluated intervention consists in per-os administration of prednisolone (1 mg / kg) during the emergency visit followed-up by one morning dose by day during three days. At the end of the emergency visit, all the patients, whatever their randomization group, will be given two types of antalgics and will be recommended to take them only if they have pain. Seventy-two hours after, all the patients, whatever their randomization will have endodontic treatment under local and locoregional anesthesia.