Alternative injection technique for endodontic therapy in children

Comparative Evaluation of 4% articaine interdental injection and 2% lignocaine conventional inferior alveolar nerve block for inducing pulpal anaesthesia in lower mandibular molars - a split mouth randomised single blinded trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/03/083417

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Interdental injection using 4% articaine : An interdental injection with 4% articaine using a fine gauze needle to administer it between the teeth ( in the interdental region ) to prov

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy children who require pulpectomy in mandibular primary molars.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with systemic disorders, presence of lesions on radiographs, any maxillofacial pain, such as temporomandibular disorder, and known or suspected allergies to lignocaine and articaine, root canal therapy, maxillary pulpectomy, pulpotomy, teeth indicated for extraction and children with special health care needs, and parents who did not given consent are all considered to be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pulpal response after 3 mins , 5 mins using VAS scale and electric pulp tester Timepoint: 3 mins and 5 mins	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
operator evaluated flacc scale , heart rate physiologic parameter Timepoint: 3mins, 5mins	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sunny Priyatham Tirupathi

Saveetha Dental College

dr.priyatham@gmail.com9490549454

Outcome results