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Volume 7 Issue 2 (February, 2019)

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Assessment of efficacy of intraosseous injection in addition to conventional local anesthetic techniques in Endodontics
Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Mushtaq Mohammad Bhat, Ab. Wahid Zargar

Background: The present study was conducted to assess efficacy of intraosseous injection in addition to conventional local anesthetic techniques in Endodontics. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 40 patients of both genders. Patients with mandibular molar with pulpalgia were selected. The number of patients with success and failure of inferior alveolar nerve block and intraosseous anesthesia were recorded. Results: Out of 40, males were 18 and females were 22. We found that with IAN technique there was 63.6% success rate and with X- tip technique 77.8%. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Intraosseous injection can be a useful in addition of local anesthetic technique in patients with irreversible pulpitis.
Key words: Intraosseous injection, Local anesthesia, pulpalgia

Received: 25 December  2018                                  Revised: 17 January 2019                              Accepted: 18 January 2019
Corresponding author: Dr. Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Dental surgeon at District Hospital Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir

This article may be cited as: Bhat SA, Bhat MM, Zargar AW. Assessment of efficacy of intraosseous injection in addition to conventional local anesthetic techniques in Endodontics. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(2):139-141.

 
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