Efficacy of intraligamentary anaesthetic injection in mandibular premolars/incisors extraction

Anesthetic efficacy of intraligamentary injection compared to incisive nerve block using 3% mepivacaine in mandibular premolars/incisors extraction: a randomized clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN83272316

Enrollment

100

Registered

2023-01-27

Start date

2019-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-10

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Conditions

Pain during mandibular exodontia Oral Health

Interventions

The randomisation process was two sealed envelopes with the two interventions and one of the dental auxiliaries was requested to deliver them to the participant and requested to choose one of them. T

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy patients 2. Exhibiting a full understanding of the given oral instructions 3. Caries or fractures in relation to mandibular premolars and incisors that were not restorable

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a malignant neoplasm, cardiac pacemaker, diabetes or epilepsy 2. Pregnancy 3. Presence of acute dentoalveolar infection, periodontally compromised teeth 4. Unwilling to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain experienced during injection measured using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) questionnaire and visual analog scales (VAS)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain experienced during extraction measured using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) questionnaire and visual analog scales (VAS)	—

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

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