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Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: 4% Articaine: The patients receive intraligamentary injections of 4% articaine with 1 : 100 000 epinephrine
Control Intervention1: 2% lidocaine: The patients receive intraligamentary in
Sponsors
Faculty of Dentistry self funded
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: the inclusion criteria will be carious exposed symptomatic mandibular molars; a positive and prolonged response to thermal tests and electric pulp test; a vital coronal pulp on access opening; American Society of Anesthesiologists class I or II medical history; and the ability to understand the use of pain scales.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria will be known allergy or contraindications to any content of local anesthetic solution, patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding, a history of known or suspected drug abuse, and patients taking any drugs which could affect the pain perception. Patients having active pain in more than 1 teeth will be excluded from the study. Teeth with fused roots, radiographic evidence of an extra root, large restorations with overhanging margins, gingival inflammation, full crowns or deep periodontal pockets will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome was defined as ââ?¬Å?success or failureââ?¬? which was indicated as the ability to undertake pulp access and canal instrumentation with no or mild pain.Timepoint: The primary outcome will be evaluated at the baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome was the evaluation of heart rate (number of heart beats per minute) after injections.Timepoint: Just after giving intraligamentary injections | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVivek Aggarwal
Faculty of Dentistry
Outcome results
None listed