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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Deep and long-lasting anesthesia is essential throughout endodontic treatment. This study was conducted to compare the effect of adding fentanyl to epinephrine-containing lidocaine on depth and duration of local anesthesia in painful maxillary molars with irreversible pulpitis (IRP).Methods and materials
This randomized double-blind, clinical trial with parallel design was conducted on 61 healthy volunteers; the control group received a mixture of normal saline and 2% lidocaine with 1:80000 epinephrine and the experimental group received a mixture of fentanyl and 2% lidocaine with 1:80000 epinephrine. The depth and duration of pulpal anesthesia were evaluated by means of electric pulp testing in 5-min intervals during a period of 60 min. Pain intensity was recorded five times: before injection, after injection, during access cavity preparation, initial file placement and pulpectomy using visual analog scale (VAS). All data were analyzed and compared using the chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests.Results
Except for one patient in the control group, all others had deep and long-lasting anesthesia. The difference between pain intensity of the control and experimental groups was not statistically significant (P>0.05).Conclusion
Addition of fentanyl to conventional local anesthetic solution did not increase the effectiveness of infiltration in patients diagnosed with IRP.
SUBMITTER: Mehrvarzfar P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4224769 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mehrvarzfar Payman P Pourhashemi Anahita A Khodaei Fatemeh F Bohlouli Behnam B Sarkarat Farzin F Kalantar Motamedi Mojdeh M Layegh Nejad Mohammad Karim MK Zamaheni Sara S
Iranian endodontic journal 20141007 4
<h4>Introduction</h4>Deep and long-lasting anesthesia is essential throughout endodontic treatment. This study was conducted to compare the effect of adding fentanyl to epinephrine-containing lidocaine on depth and duration of local anesthesia in painful maxillary molars with irreversible pulpitis (IRP).<h4>Methods and materials</h4>This randomized double-blind, clinical trial with parallel design was conducted on 61 healthy volunteers; the control group received a mixture of normal saline and 2 ...[more]