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Effect of tilting the head towards the site of dental injection

Effect of relative head position on the efficacy of inferior alveolar nerve block

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/07/009061
Enrollment
100
Registered
2017-07-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- The subjects having pain in a mandibular molar shall be recruited. They should be in a good health, and none will be taking any medication that would alter pain perception

Interventions

Intervention1: Towards side of injection: After the injection, the patients will be divided into two groups on the basis of the position of the head. In the first group, the patients will be asked to

Sponsors

Faculty of Dentistry Jamia Millia Islamia
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria will be: 1.carious exposed symptomatic mandibular molars with signs and symptoms consistent with irreversible pulpitis, 2.a sharp and lingering pain on thermal stimulus and an electric pulp tester, 3.hemorrhaging on access opening.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria include: 1. known allergy or contraindications to any content of local anesthetic solution, 2.patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding, a history of known or suspected drug abuse, 3. patients taking any drugs that could have affected pain perception. 4.Patients having active pain in more than 1 tooth will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Success will be defined as no pain or weak/mild pain during endodontic access preparation and instrumentation Timepoint: The primary outcome will be assessed at the root canal access preparation stage.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Injection painTimepoint: The injection pain will be evaluated just after administering the local anesthetic injection.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vivek Aggarwal

Jamia Millia Islamia

drvivekaggarwal@gmail.com9818188358

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026