Local Anesthesia and Analgesics in Endodontic Pain

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2015-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

For patients with a toothache, is pain relief after root canal procedure improved using long acting local anesthetic and analgesics? The purpose of this clinical trial is the investigate the effect of long acting local anesthetic with 1 of 4 oral medication groups, on post-operative endodontic pain.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• Collaborator: University of Minnesota, MN
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Acetaminophen, hydrocodone drug combination; Analgesics; Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Hydrocodone; Ibuprofen; Naproxen; Oxycodone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

18-65 y.o. American Society of Anesthesiologists physical classification I or II Can understand and complete pain evaluation forms tooth pain (>3 out of 10) needing root canal Ability to read and provide informed consent Must be able to swallow tablets

Exclusion Criteria:

Allergy/intolerance to analgesics (ibuprofen, naproxen, vicodin) Patients who are pregnant Patients currently on pain medications for an unrelated condition Patients unwilling to fill out pain scales Liver or kidney disease Unable to understand and complete consent form and pain evaluation forms

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