Condition 1: Odontogenic Infection: Defined as inflammation originating within a tooth or closely related to the surrounding structures presenting as periapical inflammation in the form of acute periapical periodontitis or a periapical abscess with or without extensions into adjacent facial planes. Condition 2: Odontogenic Infection: Defined as inflammation originating within a tooth or closely related to the surrounding structures presenting as periapical inflammation in the form of acute peria
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Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient between 18 to 70 years that have Odontogenic maxillofacial infection surrounding any tooth. Lack of sensitivity to local anesthetics Patients having acute abscess of any tooth Patients having acute periapical periodontitis leading to granuloma formation Patients having physical status 1 and 2 according to American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) classification
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with systemic diseases for which injections of lignocaine with adrenaline are contraindicated will be excluded from the study Anesthesia allergy or drug abuse history
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Assessment: Pain will be determined by the patient before and after injection using VAS Pain score. It is a 10 cm long scale with 0 marking indicating no pain to 10 marking as worst pain possible. Timepoint: Before and immediately after local anesthetic injection. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Pain Score.;Efficacy of Anesthesia: Determined by the onset of anesthesia i.e. the first feeling of numbness in the region of the teeth anaesthetized checked by inserting straight probe in the gingival sulcus of the involved region. Timepoint: Immediately after injection is administered with 30 seconds intervals . Method of measurement: Seconds. | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry affiliated with National University of Medical Sciences