Is it possible to extract lower third molars with infiltration anaesthesia techniques using articaine? A double-blind randomized clinical trial

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of inferior alveolar nerve blocks (IANB) with additional buccal infiltration (standard technique) and of buccal and lingual anaesthetic infiltration (experimental technique) for lower third molar (L3M) extractions.

STUDY DESIGN: A randomised, double-blind clinical trial involving 129 L3M extractions was conducted. In the IANB group, an IANB was performed using the conventional approach, followed by a buccal injection in the extraction area. In the infiltration group (INF), an infiltration was performed in the buccal and lingual areas of the lower second molar. A 4% articaine solution was employed in all cases. The main outcome variable was anaesthetic efficacy. Other variables like intraoperative and postoperative pain, onset time and adverse events were also recorded. Descriptive and bivariate analyses of the data were made.

RESULTS: 120 patients were randomised. The IANB group showed significantly higher anaesthetic efficacy than the INF group (64.4 vs. 45.8%) (odds ratio = 0.47; 95% confidence interval = 0.22-0.97; p = 0.042). No complications were observed.

CONCLUSIONS: IANB with additional buccal infiltration is more suitable than the experimental technique for achieving adequate analgesia in L3M extractions. Moreover, the standard method is safe and provides a shorter onset time and lower initial postoperative pain levels.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

Acta odontologica Scandinavica - 79(2021), 1 vom: 13. Jan., Seite 1-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Figueiredo, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Sofos, Stavros [VerfasserIn]
Soriano-Pons, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Camps-Font, Octavi [VerfasserIn]
Sanmarti-García, Gemma [VerfasserIn]
Gay-Escoda, Cosme [VerfasserIn]
Valmaseda-Castellón, Eduard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

98PI200987
Anesthetics, Local
Carticaine
D3SQ406G9X
Dental anaesthesia
Inferior alveolar nerve block
Journal Article
Lidocaine
Postoperative pain
Randomized Controlled Trial
Third molar

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.01.2021

Date Revised 01.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/00016357.2020.1760348

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309840988