Status:
COMPLETED
Is the Direct Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Required for Third Lower Molar Extraction?
Lead Sponsor:
University of Barcelona
Conditions:
Tooth Extraction
Dental Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) which objective is to compare the effectiveness, efficacy and complication associated to an infiltrative anesthetic technique for the removal of lower...
Detailed Description
The objective is to compare the anesthetic efficacy of an infiltrative anesthetic technique placed buccally between the first and second mandibular molars plus infiltration of the third molar's lingua...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Lower third molars in any position (in accordance to Pell and Gregory and Winter classification) in need of extraction.
- Healthy patients and patients with mild systemic disease without substantive functional limitations (ASA I-II).
- Absence of acute infection in the third molar area.
- Adequate intellectual capacity for understanding the nature and purpose of the study and fill the informed consent and questionaries appropriately.
Exclusion
- History of recent trauma in the maxillofacial area.
- Articaine or lidocaine allergy.
- Presence of a systemic pathology that contraindicates the use of local anesthetics with vasopressors.
- Acute infection in the third molar area (in the las 30 days).
- Surgeries taking more than 60 minutes (automatic dropout).
- Unwillingness to participate or continue participating in the study.
- A score equal or superior to 13 points in the Corah´s anxiety test.
- Third molars in ectopic position.
- Caries on the third molar.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 10 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03443726
Start Date
June 10 2017
End Date
December 20 2018
Last Update
March 31 2020
Active Locations (1)
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University of Barcelona
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain, 08903