COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ANAESTHETIC EFFICACY OF ARTICANE 4%, BUPIVACAINE 0.5% AND LIDOCAINE 2% FOR INFRAORBITAL NERVE BLOCK: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Aim:The aim of this clinical trial was compare anaesthetic efficacy articane 4%, bupivacaine 0.5% and lidocaine 2% for infraorbital nerve block. Materials And Methods: 75 patients were randomly assigned in to 3 groups where they injected with eitherarticane their checked . Normality testing done using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Data EPT failed normality hence, non-parametric tests used analysis. The scores pain threshold compared between three Kruskal-Wallis test (non-parametric ANOVA) at pre-dosing, post-dosing, 1 hour, 2 hours hours. Post-hoc Mann-Whitney U pair-wise comparisons all time periods. Results:As per results obtained from present study, post-dosing electronic pulp tester highest Articaine followed by lignocaine least bupivacaine. This showed that had early onset amongst late onset. Conclusion:This study shows statistically significant difference observed lidocaine, bupivacaine.Articaine has a faster provides clinically effective anaesthesia root canal treatment other restorative procedures.