Anesthetic Efficacy of %4Alexadricaine Versus %2 Mepicaine-L in Children

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate and compare the anesthetic efficacy of Alexadricaine versus Mepecaine-L infiltration anesthesia in children during extraction of badly decayed or unrestorable maxillary first primary molars.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University
• Treatments: Carticaine; Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Mepivacaine; Nordefrin; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Medically fit (ASA I, II).

• Mentally capable of communication.

• Children aged 5-7 years, children older than 8 years old will not be included due to physiologic root resorption associated with shedding which may simplify the extraction procedure(25).

• First maxillary primary molar needs extraction due to root caries "beyond possible repair".

• First dental visit.

• Child must give assent prior to participation, as well as approved parental informed written consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with acute or sub-acute dento-alveolar abscess Children with history of prolonged bleeding, platelet disorders, Hyperthyroidism or hypersensitivity.

• Patients who had taken analgesics or antibiotics in the 12-hrs preceding the injection.