Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Hesham Khalil
College of Dentistry,
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Articaine (4%) Buccal Infiltration versus Lidocaine (2%) Inferior Alveolar
Nerve Block for Mandibular Teeth Extraction in Patients on Warfarin
Treatment
Author(s): Walid Ahmed Abdullah, Hesham Khalil and Saad ShetaWalid Ahmed Abdullah, Hesham Khalil and Saad Sheta
Background: Although lidocaine inferior alveolar nerve block is a common dental injection in case of managing mandibular teeth, it may not be the first choice in specific situations. Patients on warfarin therapy are at high risk of bleeding during dental procedures. In this study we aimed to investigate and compare the efficacy of articaine buccal infiltration in mandibular teeth extraction with lidocaine inferior alveolar nerve block for extraction of mandibular teeth in patients on warfarin treatment.
Methods: Patients included in the present study were on warfarin treatment and referred for simple dental extraction. Patients were divided randomly in two groups, one group received standard inferior alveolar nerve block (1.8 ml of 2% lidocaine with 1:80,000 adrenaline) and the second group received buccal infiltration supported with lingual.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000434