Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

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Anesthetic efficacy of primary and supplemental buccal/lingual infiltration in patients with irreversible pulpitis in human mandibular molars: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Gupta, Alpa (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manav Racha Dental College) ;
  • Sahai, Aarushi (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manav Racha Dental College) ;
  • Aggarwal, Vivek (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Milia Islamia) ;
  • Mehta, Namrata (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manav Racha Dental College) ;
  • Abraham, Dax (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manav Racha Dental College) ;
  • Jala, Sucheta (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manav Racha Dental College) ;
  • Singh, Arundeep (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manav Racha Dental College)
  • Received : 2021.03.23
  • Accepted : 2021.06.05
  • Published : 2021.08.01
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Abstract

Achieving profound anesthesia in mandibular molars with irreversible pulpitis is a tedious task. This review aimed at evaluating the success of buccal/lingual infiltrations administered with a primary inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) injection or as a supplemental injection after the failure of the primary injection in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with irreversible pulpitis in human mandibular molars. The review question was "What will be the success of primary and supplemental infiltration injection in the endodontic treatment of patients with irreversible pulpitis in human mandibular molars?" We searched electronic databases, including Pubmed, Scopus, and Ebsco host and we did a comprehensive manual search. The review protocol was framed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) checklist. We included clinical studies that evaluated and compared the anesthetic outcomes of primary IANB with primary and/or supplementary infiltration injections. Standard evaluation of the included studies was performed and suitable data and inferences were assessed. Twenty-six studies were included, of which 13 were selected for the meta-analysis. In the forest plot representation of the studies evaluating infiltrations, the combined risk ratio (RR) was 1.88 (95% CI: 1.49, 2.37), in favor of the secondary infiltrations with a statistical heterogeneity of 77%. The forest plot analysis for studies comparing primary IANB + infiltration versus primary IANB alone showed a low heterogeneity (0%). The included studies had similar RRs and the combined RR was 1.84 (95% CI: 1.44, 2.34). These findings suggest that supplemental infiltrations given along with a primary IANB provide a better success rate. L'Abbe plots were generated to measure the statistical heterogeneity among the studies. Trial sequential analysis suggested that the number of patients included in the analysis was adequate. Based on the qualitative and quantitative analyses, we concluded that the infiltration technique, either as a primary injection or as a supplementary injection, given after the failure of primary IANB, increases the overall anesthetic efficacy.

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