4% Articaine and 2% Lidocaine by Intraligamentary Technique in Irreversible Pulpitis
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study compared the anesthetic efficacy between Lignocaine and articaine administering it
intraligamentarly using ligajet in twenty five female patients having irreversible pulpitis
on bilateral mandibular molars. At 5minutes of post injection, the teeth were isolated with
rubber dam and access performed. Patients were instructed to definitively rate any pain felt
during endodontic procedure. If patient felt pain, the treatment was immediately stopped and
the patient rated their discomfort using Heft Parker VAS. The extent of access achieved when
the patient felt pain was recorded as within dentin, entering the pulp chamber or initial
file placement. The success was defined as the ability to access and instrument the tooth
without pain (VAS score of zero) or mild pain (VAS rating<54mm).