Open AccessEfficacy of 2% mepivacaine and 2% lignocaine in the surgical extraction of mesioangular angulated bilaterally impacted third molars: A double-blind, randomized, clinical trial
Author(s) -
Stefan Barath,
V. S. S. Triveni,
G. V. Naga Sai Sujai,
G Harikishan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.163564
Subject(s) - mepivacaine , medicine , lidocaine , anesthesia , visual analogue scale , local anesthetic , molar , ropivacaine , randomized controlled trial , surgery , dentistry
The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blind study was to compare the anesthetic efficacy of 2% mepivacaine and 2% lidocaine (both with 1:80,000 epinephrine) for inferior alveolar nerve block in mesioangular bilaterally impacted third molar extraction.