Anesthetic Efficacy in Irreversible Pulpitis
- Conditions
- Anesthesia
- Registration Number
- NCT02054767
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to compare the anesthetic efficacy of articaine, lidocaine and mepivacaine in patients with irreversible pulpitis of mandibular molar.
- Detailed Description
Conventional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) is the most commonly used technique for achieving pulpal anesthesia in posterior mandibular endodontic procedures. However, IANB has a high failure rate and success rates are even lower when applied for the treatment of mandibular posterior teeth with irreversible pulpitis.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 66
- clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
- good health
- had at least 1 adjacent tooth plus a healthy canine
- took medication could be interacting with any of the anesthetics used
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pulpal anesthesia Ten minutes after the inferior alveolar nerve block pulpal anesthesia was tested with an electric pulp stimulator
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method analgesia the patients were instructed to report any painful sensation at three phases: 1) dentin 2) pulp chamber 3) root canal To evaluate the intensity of pain during the pulpectomy a verbal analogic scale was adopted
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Emergency Center of the School of Dentistry at the University of São Paulo
🇧🇷São Paulo, Brazil