Comparing the efficacy of two anesthetic solutions namely lignocaine and Ropivacaine during endodontic procedures such as root canal treatment
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R52- Pain, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/05/025110
- Lead Sponsor
- SThendral
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 67
. Subjects with age range between 18 to 50 years.
2. Subjects who were currently experiencing active pain in mandibular molars.
3. Subjects without any systemic conditions.
4. Participants should not be under any medications that would alter pain perception and
5.The subjects should be clinically diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis, determined by spontaneous pain and prolonged response to cold testing with Endofrost (Coltene-Roeko) and a positive response to electric pulp testing, with absence of any periapical radiolucency on radiographs except for a mild widening of periodontal ligament space and a vital coronal pulp on access opening.
6. Every subject had atleast one opposing or contralateral molar without any deep coronal restoration, extensive caries, periodontal disease, which was used as a control while pulp testing.
. Patients with systemic conditions,
2. Pregnant and Lactating women,
3. Mandibular molars with periapical radiolucency,
4. Mandibular molars without vital pulp tissue were later excluded during endodontic procedures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain analysed using visual analogue scale <br/ ><br>0-4mm ââ?¬â?? No pain <br/ ><br>5-44mm ââ?¬â?? Mild pain <br/ ><br>45-74mm ââ?¬â?? Moderate pain <br/ ><br>75-100mm ââ?¬â?? Severe pain. <br/ ><br>These pain ratings were marked by the subjectsTimepoint: 15 mins post - injection.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Requirement of supplementary injectionTimepoint: 20 minutes post-injection