Anesthetic Efficacy of Articaine and Lidocaine in Lower Molars With Irreversible Pulpits
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of this study was to verify the effectiveness of an anesthetic called articaine for
dental treatment, comparing it with an anesthetic commonly used in dental clinic: lidocaine.
Two types of local anesthesia (oral injection) in accordance with the solution used were
performed. For patients anesthetized with articaine, an injection of anesthesia close to the
tooth to be treated was used. For the anesthetic lidocaine an injection on the cheek at the
bottom of the mouth was made. Differences between both techniques are mainly regarding the
area of numbness. In the injection with articaine only a small part of the lip and the tooth
was anesthetized. With lidocaine injection, the lower region of the entire side of the tooth
and half of the tongue on the same side was numbed. The treatment was electronic randomized
and there was equal chance to one or another treatment. The investigators are studying this
new form of anesthesia (near the tooth that was treated) to see if it can numb the tooth to
an emergency treatment, if it really decreases the feeling of numbness and discomfort during
the service. Patients receiving articaine were submitted to cone beam exam at no cost.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Campinas, Brazil
Collaborator:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo