A comparison of the efficacy of 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine and 2% lidocaine with 1:80,000 epinephrine in achieving pulpal anesthesia in maxillary teeth with irreversible pulpitis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-282

  Kanaa, Mohammad D ^a   Whitworth, John M ^a   Meechan, John G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articaine; irreversible pulpitis; lidocaine; maxillary teeth; pulpal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ARTICAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BUCCAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULPITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, BUCCAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CARTICAINE; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP TEST; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PULPECTOMY; PULPITIS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857191192     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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