The efficacy of IntraFlow intraosseous injection as a primary anesthesia technique. Academic Article

abstract

• The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of intraosseous injection and inferior alveolar (IA) nerve block in anesthetizing mandibular posterior teeth with irreversible pulpitis. Thirty human subjects were randomly assigned to receive either intraosseous injection using the IntraFlow system (Pro-Dex Inc, Santa Ana, CA) or IA block as the primary anesthesia method. Pulpal anesthesia was evaluated via electric pulp testing at 4-minute intervals for 20 minutes. Two consecutive 80/80 readings were considered successful pulpal anesthesia. Anesthesia success or failure was recorded and groups compared. Intraosseous injection provided successful anesthesia in 13 of 15 subjects (87%). The IA block provided successful anesthesia in 9 of 15 subjects (60%). Although this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.2148), the results of this preliminary study indicate that the IntraFlow system can be used as the primary anesthesia method in teeth with irreversible pulpitis to achieve predictable pulpal anesthesia.

authors

• Glickman, Gerald

published proceedings

• J Endod

altmetric score

• 1

author list (cited authors)

• Remmers, T., Glickman, G., Spears, R., & He, J.

citation count

• 30

complete list of authors

• Remmers, Todd||Glickman, Gerald||Spears, Robert||He, Jianing

publication date

• January 2008

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Endodontics  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Alveolar Process
• Anesthesia, Dental
• Anesthetics, Local
• Bicuspid
• Dental Pulp Test
• Female
• Humans
• Injections
• Male
• Mandibular Nerve
• Middle Aged
• Molar
• Nerve Block

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.joen.2007.12.005

start page

• 280

end page

• 283

volume

• 34

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joen.2007.12.005