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Trial reportAnesthesia progress2023

Success of Pulpal Anesthesia Following Buccal Infiltration of the Maxillary First Molar With 1.8 mL and 3.6 mL of 4% Articaine With 1:100,000 Epinephrine: A Prospective, Randomized Crossover Study.

Alexandra Woo, John Nusstein, Melissa Drum, Sara Fowler, Al Reader, Ai Ni

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Trial report in Anesthesia progress, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra WooFormer Graduate Student in Endodontics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, currently practicing endodontics in Baltimore, Maryland.
John NussteinProfessor and Chair, Division of Endodontics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Melissa DrumProfessor and Graduate Program Director, Division of Endodontics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Sara FowlerAssociate Professor and Predoctoral Director, Division of Endodontics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Al ReaderEmeritus Professor, Division of Endodontics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Ai NiAssistant Professor, Division of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
The Ohio State University · USAmerican Association of Endodontists · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this prospective, randomized crossover study was to compare the peak incidence of success, onset, and incidence over time of pulpal anesthesia in maxillary first molars following a buccal infiltration of 1.8 mL or 3.6 mL of 4% articaine with 1:100 000 epinephrine.

methodsA total of 118 adults received 1.8 mL or 3.6 mL of 4% articaine with 1:100 000 epinephrine via buccal infiltration of the maxillary first molar at 2 separate appointments. Electric pulp testing (EPT) of the maxillary first molar was performed over 68 minutes.

resultsThere was no significant difference in the peak incidence of anesthetic success (85% and 92%, respectively) in the maxillary first molar between 1.8 mL and 3.6 mL. The difference in onset times (4.5 min for 1.8 mL vs 4.4 min for 3.6 mL) was not statistically significant. However, the 3.6-mL volume did produce a significantly higher incidence of pulpal anesthesia from minutes 48 to 68 compared with the 1.8-mL volume.

conclusionThere was no significant difference in peak incidence or onset of pulpal anesthesia in the maxillary first molar between 1.8 mL and 3.6 mL of articaine with epinephrine. The incidence of pulpal anesthesia was significantly higher with 3.6 mL of articaine at 48 minutes and beyond, but neither volume provided complete pulpal anesthesia for all subjects that lasted at least 60 minutes.

Indexed as

Anesthesia, DentalCarticaineEpinephrineAdultAnesthesia, LocalAnesthetics, LocalCross-Over StudiesDental Pulp TestHumansMolarProspective StudiesAnesthetics, LocalCarticaineEpinephrineArticaineInfiltrationLidocaineMaxillary anesthesiaPulpal anesthesia

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PMID37850677
PMCPMC11080968
OpenAlexW4387729439

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