ANESTHETIC EFFICACY OF INFILTRATION ANESTHESIA AND INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE BLOCK ANESTHESIA IN SURGICAL REMOVAL OF IMPACTED MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLARS IN CAN THO IN 2019-2020
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Background: Surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars is one of the most common procedures performed in oral surgery. Recently, buccal infiltration anesthesia with Articaine in mandibular posterior region has proved equivalent anesthetic efficacy compared to inferior alveolar nerve block with Lidocaine in anesthesia for surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars. Objectives: To evaluate the anesthetic efficacy of infiltration anesthesia vs inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia. Materials and method: Cross-sectional study on two groups of impacted mandibular third molars. Results: The highest rate of surgical extraction difficulty was among the least difficult group (76.9%). The success rate of pain-free or mild pain after buccal infiltration with Articaine 4% was 100% (n=31/31), whereas by using inferior alveolar nerve block with Lidocaine 2% was 96.8% (n=30/31). Conclusion: Infiltration anesthesia with 4% Articaine with supplemental lingual anesthesia can be a good option during surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar.
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impacted mandibular third molar, infiltration anesthesia, inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia
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