The Anesthetic Efficacy of 3% Mepivacaine Plus 2% Lidocaine With 1:100,000 Epinephrine for Lower Jaw Dental Injections

NCT01574807 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2020-11-17

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Summary

The inferior alveolar nerve block (shot) is the most frequently used injection technique for achieving local anesthesia (numbness) for the teeth in the lower jaw. However, this injection does not always result in successful pulpal (tooth) anesthesia (patient felt pain). No study has combined mepivacaine and lidocaine anesthetics (numbing solutions) for this type of injection (shot). The investigators propose to compare an injection of mepivacaine followed by lidocaine to an injection of lidocaine followed by lidocaine to determine if there is a difference in effectiveness.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

mepivacaine + lidocaine followed by lidocaine +lidocaine

1.8 mL of 3% mepivacaine followed by 1.8 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine followed by 1.8 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine followed by 1.8 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine

DRUG

lidocaine + lidocaine followed by mepivacaine + lidocaine

1.8 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine followed by 1.8 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine followed by 1.8 mL of 3% mepivacaine followed by 1.8 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ohio State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Nusstein, DDS, MS · Chair, Division of Endodontics

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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