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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 432-435 |
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Intraosseous injection as an adjunct to conventional local anesthetic techniques: A clinical study
Mohamed Idris1, Nasil Sakkir2, Kishore Gopalakrishna Naik3, Nandakishore Kunijal Jayaram1
1 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
2 Department of Endodontist, Department of Dentistry, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
3 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Nehru Smaraka Vidya Kendra Sri Venkateshwara Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Nasil Sakkir
Tc 2/453(22), Aisha Cottage, P.T Chacko Nagar, Medical College P.O. Thiruvananthapuram - 695 011, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.139828
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Background: The achievement of successful local anesthesia is a continual challenge in dentistry. Adjunctive local anesthetic techniques and their armamentaria, such as intraosseous injection (the Stabident system and the X-tip system) have been proposed to be advantageous in cases where the conventional local anesthetic techniques have failed.
Aim: A clinical study was undertaken using intraosseous injection system by name X-tip to evaluate its effectiveness in cases where inferior alveolar nerve block has failed to provide pulpal anesthesia.
Materials and Methods: Sixty adult patients selected were to undergo endodontic treatment for a mandibular molar tooth. Inferior alveolar nerve block was given using 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine. Twenty-four patients (40%) had pain even after administration of IAN block; intraosseous injection was administered using 4% articaine containing 1:100,000 epinephrine, using the X-tip system. The success of X-tip intraosseous injection was defined as none or mild pain (Heft-Parker visual analog scale ratings ≤ 54 mm) on endodontic access or initial instrumentation.
Results: Intraosseous injection technique was successful in 21 out of 24 patients (87.5%), except three patients who had pain even after supplemental X-tip injection.
Conclusion: Within the limits of this study, we can conclude that supplemental intraosseous injection using 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine has a statistically significant influence in achieving pulpal anesthesia in patients with irreversible pulpitis. |
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