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Evaluation of Use of Ultrasound for Greater Palatine Nerve Block and Inferior Alveolar Nerve Blocks: An Open Label Feasibility Study

NCT01870232 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2017-03-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Dental anesthesia is routinely performed based on anatomical landmarks which can be variable leading to repeated injections and failure. Ultrasonography can be used to guide these injections by identifying the nerves, accompanying blood vessels and the bony landmarks. 20 healthy adult patients will be selected to receive ultrasound guided greater palatine nerve block (gpn) (10 patients) or inferior alveolar nerve (ian) block (10 patients) depending on the dental procedure they are undergoing. The study will evaluate the feasibility and success rates of the ultrasound guided gpn and ian nerve block.

Conditions

  • Greater Palatine Nerve Block
  • Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block

Interventions

PROCEDURE

US guided block

Greater palatine nerve or inferior alveolar nerve blocks will be performed under US guidance

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sugantha Ganapathy, FRCPC · Professor, Director, regional and Pain reseaerch

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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