Comparison of two anesthestic agents in irreversible pulpitis cases of upper first molar.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Irreversible Pulpitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/12/007610
- Lead Sponsor
- Syed Gufaran Ali
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
1. Patients having Moderate to severe pain in maxillary 1st molar tooth along with a positive response to cold testing with an ice stick & an electric pulp tester.
2. The ability of the patient to understand the use of pain scales.
3. The patient should be in good health & none should take any medication that would alter pain perception, as determined by oral & written questionnaire in last 24 hrs.
4. Absence of any periapical radiolucency on radiographs except for a widened periodontal ligament
1.Patients with systemic disorder like diabetes, hypertension, asthma etc.
2.Patient having active pain in more than one maxillary molar in same quadrant.
3.Subjects taking any pain relieving medication including analgesics within last 24 hrs.
4.Subjects taking any antibiotics within 4 weeks before enrolment in the study.
5.Swelling associated with the tooth in question.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Both male and female patients experienced significantly less pain in Articaine group as compared to Lidocaine group. <br/ ><br>2. the anesthetic efficacy of 2% Lidocaine is less as compared to 4% Articaine. <br/ ><br>3. The anesthetic efficacy of buccal infiltration using 4% articaine is comparable with 2% Lidocaine but 4% Articaine has been found to be better than 2% Lidocaine because only 0.8 ml of 4% Articaine was injected as opposed to 1.6 ml of 2% Lidocaine. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Initial pain and pain after 7 minutes of injection
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. In all the failed cases in both the groups, patients had moderate to severe pain while inserting the file in palatal canals only. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2. In failed cases of both the groups female patients experienced more pain as compared to the male patients, however, it is not statistically significant in Articaine group but it is significant in Lidocaine group.Timepoint: Initial pain and pain after 7 minutes of injection