Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate Buccal Infiltration on the Success of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double blind study was to evaluate the effect of a buccal infiltration of sodium bicarbonate on the anesthetic success of the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) in patients with mandibular first molar experiencing symptomatic

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Masoud Saatchi
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• vital mandibular molar tooth

• diagnosis of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis

Exclusion Criteria:

• younger than 18 years old

• history of significant medical conditions

• allergies to local anesthetics or sulfites

• pregnancy

• taking any medications that might influence anesthetic assessment

• active sites of pathosis in area of injection

• inability to give informed consent