Anesthetic Efficacy of 2% Mepivacaine Versus 4% Articaine

Launched by CAIRO UNIVERSITY · Oct 29, 2018

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ClinConnect Summary

Sixty-six patients diagnosed clinically and radiographically with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis in mandibular posterior teeth will received single-visit root canal treatment using ProTaper Universal rotary system for canal preparation, then they will be randomly divided into two groups (n=33) according to the anesthetic solution used, either Group M (3.6 ml Mepivacaine hydrochloride 2% with 1:100000 epinephrine) or Group A (3.4 ml Articaine hydrochloride 4% with 1:100000 epinephrine). The pain will be assessed using numerical rating scale (NRS) during access cavity preparation and instr...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Patients in good health (American Society of Anesthesiologists Class II or higher)
• • 2. Patients having symptomatic irreversible pulpitis in one of their mandibular molars.
• • 3. Age range is between 20 and 50 years.
• • 4. Patients who can understand Visual Analogue Scales VAS.
• • 5. Patients able to sign informed consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Patients allergic to articaine and/or mepivacaine and/or sulfur
• • 2. Patients having active sites of pathosis in the area of injection.
• • 3. Patients having active pain in more than one molar.
• • 4. Patients who had taken analgesics in the 12 hours preceding the injection.