About this trial
The aim is to compare the contributions of intraoral cryotherapy and supplemental lingual infiltration anesthesia to buccal infiltration anesthesia in mandibular incisor teeth with irreversible pulpitis in terms of anesthetic efficacy, and to evaluate the effect of adding intraoral cryotherapy to buccal anesthesia on anesthetic efficacy.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adults aged 18 to 60 years
Classified as ASA Physical Status I or II
Presence of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis in a single-rooted mandibular incisor tooth
Preoperative pain score ≥8 on the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and Wong-Baker FACES scale
Disqualifiers
Age below 18 years or above 60 years
Pregnancy
Known allergy to local anesthetic agents
Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cryotherapy
Treatment groups
7
Treatment groupsSee each treatment group below.
Locations
1Sponsors and collaborators
Ondokuz Mayıs University
Lead sponsor