Anesthetic Success Rate of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block for Mandibular Molars with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis in Women Taking Antidepressants.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study sought to evaluate the success rate of inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) during the endodontic management of mandibular molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis in women taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants.

Materials and methods

Ninety adult female patients over 18 years of age who were diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis of a mandibular molar were recruited in this study. The patients were equally assigned to SSRI user group (including citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, and sertraline), who had taken an SSRI, and non-SSRI user group, who had not taken any SSRIs at all. All patients in both groups received 3.6 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:80,000 epinephrine using convention

SUBMITTER: Khademi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868978 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature