About this trial

The study compares the anesthetic efficacy of warm versus conventional 2% lignocaine for inferior alveolar nerve block in mandibular molars, evaluating success rates and onset time.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Permanent teeth with acutely inflamed pulp without swelling or draining sinus.

Patient who have carious mandibular molars.

Patients of either gender aged between 18-50 years old.

Systemically healthy patients.

Disqualifiers

Patients on preoperative analgesics and antibiotics.

Teeth with calcified canals and previously treated teeth.

Pregnant and lactating mothers.

Patients who are immunocompromised, anxious and mentally handicapped.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • conventional 2% lignocaine at room temperature
  • pre-warmed 2% lignocaine at 42°C

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Armed Forces Institute Of Dentistry46000, RawalpindiPunjab Province, Pakistan

Sponsors and collaborators

Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Pakistan

Lead sponsor