Buffered vs. Unbuffered Local Anesthesia in Mandibular Molars Diagnosed With Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis: A Controlled, Randomized Double-blind Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- VAS Scores as Measures of Profoundness of Pulpal Anesthesia
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine whether one type of anesthetic (numbing medicine) will work better at numbing the nerve in a tooth than using a different type of anesthetic. A second purpose is to see if the time needed to numb the nerve in a tooth is different between the two anesthetics.
详细描述
40 subjects with a mandibular molar diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis will be randomly allocated into 2 groups. One group will receive a total of 3 cartridges of a standard, unbuffered 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine via inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) followed by supplemental buccal and lingual infiltrations, while the other will receive the equivalent yet buffered formulation. An electronic pulp tester (EPT) will be used to objectively determine baseline pulpal status of the affected tooth, followed by 2-minute interval testing following the administration of all local anesthesia. The onset of pulpal anesthesia is defined by the first of 2 consecutive EPT=80 readings, and the endodontic treatment may begin. Profound pulpal anesthesia is ultimately determined if the patients report a comfortable pulpotomy as reflected on the Wong-Baker FACES Visual Analog Scale.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
盲法说明
A statistician will provide a two-product randomization scheme which will randomize each of the 40 subjects on the order of their entry into the study. The research assistants will be aware of and document this scheme, but the student researcher/PI will not know what type of anesthetic will be administered.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Buffered 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine
Buffered local anesthetic (addition of sodium bicarbonate to make a 10% buffered solution)
干预措施: Onset Sodium Bicarbonate Inj., 8.4%, USP Neutralizing Additive Solution (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
VAS Scores as Measures of Profoundness of Pulpal Anesthesia
时间窗: Up to 20 minutes post-drug administration
The mean Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score, which ranges from a min of 1 to a max of 10. In other words, inadequate anesthesia is considered to be a VAS score that is between 4 and 10 because that is not considered to be "comfortable and profound".
次要结局
- Onset of Pulpal Anesthesia(Up to 20 minutes post-drug administration)
研究者
Kenneth J. Spolnik DDS
Department of Endodontics Chair
Indiana University