Injectable and topical local anesthetics for acute dental pain: 2 systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Local anesthesia is essential for pain control in dentistry. The authors assessed the comparative effect of local anesthetics on acute dental pain after tooth extraction and in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.

Types of studies reviewed

The authors searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the US Clinical Trials registry through November 21, 2020. The authors included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing long- vs short-acting injectable anesthetics to reduce pain after tooth extraction (systematic review 1) and evaluated the effect of topical anesthetics in patients with symptomatic pulpitis (systematic review 2). Pairs of reviewers screened articles, abstracted data, and assessed risk of bias using a mod

SUBMITTER: Miroshnychenko A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10871026 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature