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Comparison of a Prophylactic Intraligamentary Injection of Piroxicam Versus Mepecaine of Post-endodontic Pain

NCT03006107 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2016-12-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

to evaluate the effect of a single intraligamentary injection of piroxicam on postoperative pain associated with endodontic procedures.

Conditions

  • Pulpitis - Irreversible

Interventions

PROCEDURE

intraligamentary injection piroxicam

intraligamentary injection Piroxicam is another NSAID that which has the ability for the treatment of pain, fever and inflammation in the body , has a half-life of 50h in the plasma , oral piroxicam reaches a peak concentration in the plasma within 2 to 4 hours . The needle will be placed in the gingival sulcus at a 30- degree angle to the long axis of the tooth then apical pressure is applied until the needle wedged into the periodontal ligament between the tooth and the alveolar crest of the bone

PROCEDURE

Intraligamentary mepevacaine

mepevacaine is an anesthetic (numbing medicine) that blocks the nerve impulses that send pain signals to brain . It is also used as an anesthetic for dental procedures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Angie g Ghoneim, Professor · Department of endodontics - Faculty of Oral and Dental medicine - CU

  • marwa ga ahmed, student · Department of endodontics - Faculty of Oral and Dental medicine - CU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-31
Primary Completion
2017-11-30
Completion
2018-01-31

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