Distolingual Infiltration Verses Conventional Nerve Block in Mandibular Third Molar Extraction
Comparison of Efficacy of Distolingual Infiltration in Conjugation With Conventional Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block to Conventional Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Alone for Extraction of Mandibular Third Molar
Watim Medical & Dental College
120 participants
Aug 15, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This randomized controlled trial will compare the effectiveness of adding distolingual infiltration to conventional inferior alveolar and buccal nerve blocks for mandibular third molar extraction. A total of 120 patients will be allocated into two groups. Pain during flap elevation and bone guttering will be assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Healthy individuals
- Male and female
- Age 18-45 years
- Mandibular third molar impaction - all positions
- Mandibular third molar impaction - all classes
Exclusion Criteria5
- ASA status III and above
- Patients requiring multiple extractions in the same appointment
- Allergy to lignocaine
- Patients in whom adrenaline is contraindicated
- Medically compromised individuals e.g. poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension
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Interventions
Standard inferior alveolar and long buccal nerve block for mandibular third molar extraction.
Distolingual infiltration (0.2 ml) administered in addition to conventional inferior alveolar during mandibular third molar extraction.
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NCT07296926