Efficacy of Ketorolac Buccal Infiltrations and Inferior Alveolar Nerve Blocks in Patients with Irreversible Pulpitis: A Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized Clinical Trial

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• 作者：Nahid Mohammadzadeh Akhlaghi ; DDS ; MDS^&lowast ; ; Behnoush Hormozi ; DDS^&lowast ; ; Paul V. Abbott ; BDSc ; MDS ; FRACDS (Endo)^&dagger ; ; Zohreh Khalilak ; DDS ; MDS^&lowast ; ; ^{z_khalilak@dentaliau.ac.ir" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Anesthesia ; inferior alveolar nerve block ; irreversible pulpitis ; ketorolac
• 刊名：Journal of Endodontics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：42
• 期：5
• 页码：691-695
• 全文大小：159 K

文摘

The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was to determine whether ketorolac buccal infiltrations (BIs) helped to improve the success of inferior alveolar nerve blocks (IANBs) in patients with acute irreversible pulpitis (AIP).

Methods

Forty adult volunteers with AIP in a mandibular molar were included in this study. Patients were instructed to evaluate their pain by using a Heft-Parker visual analog scale. They were randomly divided into 2 groups (n = 20). All patients received standard IANB injection and after that a BI of 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine. After 5 minutes, 20 patients received a BI of 30 mg/mL ketorolac, and the other received a BI of normal saline (control group). Endodontic access cavity preparation (ACP) was initiated 15 minutes after the IANB when the patient reported lip numbness and had 2 electric pulp tests with no responses. The patient's pain during caries and dentin removal, ACP, and canal length measurements (CLM) was recorded by using Heft-Parker visual analog scale. Successful anesthesia was defined as no or mild pain during any of these steps, without the need for additional injection. Data were statistically analyzed by using Mann-Whitney U and χ² tests.

Results

Successful anesthesia after an IANB plus BI of articaine was obtained in 15% of patients in the control group at the end of CLM. Adding BI of ketorolac significantly increased the success rate to 40% (P < .05). Patient's pain during ACP and CLM was significantly lower in the ketorolac group (P < .05).

Conclusions

Ketorolac BI can increase the success rate of anesthesia after IANB and BI with articaine in patients with AIP.