se of Local Anesthetic during third molar extraction and its effect on the prevention of postoperative pai

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Tooth extraction. Pain.
E06.892
C23.888.592.612

Registration Number: RBR-99s7wv

Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Sergipe

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruitment completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who sought ambulatory dental services in the Dentistry Department of Sergipe Federal University (UFS) for bilateral impacted third molars extraction , with ASA I physical status.

Exclusion Criteria

Users of illicit or psychotropic drugs, heavy alcohol users and those who reported of hypersensitivity to local anesthetics or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or to any other drug that might interfere with pain sensitivityd. Moreover, pregnant and odontophobic patients.

Study & Design

Study Type: Intervention

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The duration of soft tissue anesthesia was reported by the volunteer, in the Ropivacaine group it was significantly higher (p <0.001). The pain scores were observed according to the marking of the volunteer on the visual analogue pain scale (VAS). The Lidocaine group recorded significantly higher EVA scores for all periods (p <0.05), with the exception of the latter (p <0.01). The analgesic consumption was higher in the lidocaine group (p <0.05). Regarding adverse effects, five (16.7%) patients in the lidocaine group and four (13.3%) in the ropivacaine group reported nausea. In case of pain, patients received analgesic prescription. The rescue drug was used by 2 (6.7%) patients in each group.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It was also observed that there was significantly more postoperative bleeding in the Ropivacaine group (p=0.023). Ropivacaine 0.75% presented better results than lidocaine 2% with 1: 100,000 epinephrine in most criteria, except for hemostasis. No side effects or complications.