Effect of Sufentanil on the Rate of Anesthesia

Islamic Azad University, Tehran

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 2

Conditions

Irreversible Pulpitis

Treatments

Drug: Lidocaine with Epinephrine+ Normal saline

Drug: Lidocaine with Epinephrine + sufentanil

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01572116

IRCT201110137790N1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of Lidocaine/epinephrine with and without Sufentanil on the rate of anesthesia after supplemental intraligamentary injection (PDL) in teeth with irreversible pulpitis.

Enrollment

60 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

patients in the age group of 18-65 years old
healthy (ASA I, II)
patients with first or second mandibular molars who need endodontic treatment
vital tooth without a history of past endodontic treatment
patients with clinical evidence of irreversible Pulpits with moderate to severe pain
patients who signed consent form
patients numbness at the lateral edge of the lips after inferior alveolar injection (INA) and those with positive respond to maximum output of pulp tester after INA.

Exclusion criteria

pregnant or nursing
necrotic tooth
patients with allergy or contraindication toward non-opioid or opioid painkillers such as aspirin or NSAIDs
Patients who have taken opioid or non opioid or steroid pain killers, antidepressants or sedative drugs in the past 48 hours
patient with infectious diseases
patient with moderate to sever periodontal disease
those without numbness at the lateral edge of the lips after inferior alveolar injection (INA), and those do not respond to maximum output of pulp tester after INA.