Tooth extraction. Pain.
Conditions
Interventions
Each subject underwent two surgical procedures on different days to remove their impacted third molars in the morning (to avoid circadian interferences in pain threshold)3. The interval between the su
Drug
E03.091
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who sought ambulatory dental services in the Dentistry Department of Sergipe Federal University (UFS) for bilateral impacted third molars extraction , with ASA I physical status.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Users of illicit or psychotropic drugs, heavy alcohol users and those who reported of hypersensitivity to local anesthetics or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or to any other drug that might interfere with pain sensitivityd. Moreover, pregnant and odontophobic patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The duration of soft tissue anesthesia was reported by the volunteer, in the Ropivacaine group it was significantly higher (p <0.001). The pain scores were observed according to the marking of the volunteer on the visual analogue pain scale (VAS). The Lidocaine group recorded significantly higher EVA scores for all periods (p <0.05), with the exception of the latter (p <0.01). The analgesic consumption was higher in the lidocaine group (p <0.05). Regarding adverse effects, five (16.7%) patients in the lidocaine group and four (13.3%) in the ropivacaine group reported nausea. In case of pain, patients received analgesic prescription. The rescue drug was used by 2 (6.7%) patients in each group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It was also observed that there was significantly more postoperative bleeding in the Ropivacaine group (p=0.023). Ropivacaine 0.75% presented better results than lidocaine 2% with 1: 100,000 epinephrine in most criteria, except for hemostasis. No side effects or complications. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public Contactklinger Amorim
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Outcome results
None listed