Open AccessCOMPARING THE EFFICIENCY OF 2% LIDOCAINE AND 4% ARTICAINE AS A LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Manisha Nair,
Ganesh Jeevanandan,
Meenakshi Mohan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i5.24440
Subject(s) - articaine , lidocaine , medicine , visual analogue scale , local anesthetic , anesthesia , anesthetic , topical anesthetic , dentistry , anesthetic effect , randomized controlled trial , surgery
Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the anesthetic efficiency of conventional 2% lidocaine with 4% articaine when infiltrated in the maxillary arch for pediatric patients during pulp therapy and extraction.Methodology: A randomized control trial was done with 45 children (n=45) of the age group 4–8 years. The children were randomly allotted to two experimental groups. Group A – Children received 2% Lidocaine HCL infilteration both buccally and palatally, Group B – Children received 2% Lidocaine infilteration buccally and Group C – Children received 4% Articaine infilteration baccally as local anesthetic agent. Post treatment, pain assessment was done using visual analog scale.Results: Articaine group had significantly lower pain scores when compared to the lidocaine group.Conclusion: Articaine infiltration can be considered as an effective alternative for the conventional lidocaine infiltration.