Irreversible pulpitis teeth Oral Health Dental
Conditions
Interventions
The power calculation revealed that a sample size using 50 volunteer patients in each supplementary technique (four arms) will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 0.57 in a continuous outcome m
Sponsors
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of 16 years of age and over 2. Any mandibular tooth with irreversible pulpitis and an asymptomatic vital tooth on the opposite site of the arch to act as an internal control of pulp tester function
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with allergies or sensitivities to lidocaine/articaine or other ingredients in the anaesthetic solution 2. Patients who are unable to provide informed consent 3. Relevant medical history, which may compromise the welfare of the patient (e.g. unstable angina) or which may compromise data collection (e.g. facial paraesthesia)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the effectiveness of initial IANB in profoundly anaesthetising irreversibly pulpitic and adjacent non-pulpitic. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the effect of supplementary local anaesthetic techniques after failure of pulp anaesthesia by IANB in patients suffering mandibular irreversible pulpitis. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed