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Pain was assessed up to 1 week. Friedman and Wilcoxon tests (intragroup), Kruskal\u2013Wallis and Mann\u2013Whitney test (intergroup), and Chi-square test (categorical variables) were used for statistical analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The pain was significantly higher in the syringe irrigation group up to the 3\n                      <jats:sup>rd<\/jats:sup>\n                      day compared to other groups. At 6 h, pain in the PUI group was significantly higher than HPUI group. No significant difference was found between the groups at all other postoperative time points.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Activation of NaOCl by IH, PUI, and combination of both (HPUI) results in lesser PP compared to conventional irrigation alone. 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