A clinical study to study comparing the effect of premedication with steroids and NSAID on success of local anaesthesia of lower molars
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K040- Pulpitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/05/042568
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Vivek Hegde
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Mandibular molars diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.
2. Absence of periapical changes in radiographs (Periapical Index lesser or equal to 2)).
Exclusion Criteria
1. Teeth with fractures
2. Teeth with necrotic pulps following access opening (no bleeding from canals)
3. Teeth diagnosed as acute or chronic apical abscess.
4. Teeth with immature apices
5. Patients with any systemic diseases
6. Patients having history of allergy to local anesthetic solutions or any of the experimental drugs
7. Patients who could not understand the pain scale
8. Patients on long term medications.
9. Patients who were unable to provide informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effect of preoperative oral 20mg Prednisolone, 4mg dexamethasone, 10mg ketorolac on the anesthetic success of inferior alveolar nerve blocks (IANBs) in mandibular molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 90 minutes <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adverse effect like paresthesia and pain on injection siteTimepoint: 24 hours;Assess the onset of lip anesthesia <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 10 minutes