Abstract | INTRODUCTION: METHODS: Forty-two patients with irreversible pulpitis who were admitted to the Emergency Center at the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry volunteered to take part in the study and were randomized to receive conventional inferior alveolar nerve block containing 1.8 or 3.6 mL of either 2% mepivacaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine or 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine. We recorded patients' subjective assessments of lip anesthesia, absence/presence of pulpal anesthesia tested by using electric pulp stimulation, and absence/presence of pain during the subsequent pulpectomy by using a verbal analogue scale. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Renata Pieroni Visconti, Isabel Peixoto Tortamano, Inês Aparecida Buscariolo |
Journal | Journal of endodontics
(J Endod)
Vol. 42
Issue 9
Pg. 1314-9
(Sep 2016)
ISSN: 1878-3554 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 27475099
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2016 American Association of Endodontists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Anesthetics, Local
- Lidocaine
- Mepivacaine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anesthesia, Dental
(methods)
- Anesthetics, Local
(therapeutic use)
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Humans
- Lidocaine
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Mepivacaine
(therapeutic use)
- Pulpectomy
(methods)
- Pulpitis
(surgery)
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