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Comparison of Articaine and Lidocaine as an anesthetic supplemental injectio

Phase 3
Conditions
Irreversible pulpitis.
Streptococcus and staphylococcus as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
Registration Number
IRCT2015100523253N2
Lead Sponsor
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
64
Inclusion Criteria

Patients older than 18 without any systemic diseases; First or second mandibular molar with irreversible pulpitis; No periapical lesion in radiography; Response to Electrical Pulp Tester; Prolonged response to the cold test

Exclusion Criteria

Allergic response to Lidocaine or Articaine; pre apical radiolucency; Lactate or pregnant women; Using analgesic drugs since 12 hours before the treatment; Mobility more than 0.5 mm; Probing more than 3 mm in mesial and distal; Severe dental pain that needs emergency treatment; Nonvital coronal pulp tissue; Teeth with full crown; No lip numbness after the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block injection; No pulp exposure after removing caries

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anesthesia. Timepoint: After Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block injection; After supplemental injection. Method of measurement: Electrical pulp tester.;Pulse. Timepoint: Before Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block injection; After Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block injection; After supplemtal injection. Method of measurement: Pulse-oximeter.;Pain during injection. Timepoint: During Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block and supplemental injection. Method of measurement: Heft Parker Visual Analog Scale.;Pain. Timepoint: After Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block and supplemental injection. Method of measurement: Heft Parker Visual Analog Scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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