International endodontic journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Articaine buccal infiltration enhances the effectiveness of lidocaine inferior alveolar nerve block.
To compare mandibular tooth pulpal anaesthesia and reported discomfort following lidocaine inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) with and without supplementary articaine buccal infiltration. ⋯ The IANB injection supplemented with articaine buccal infiltration was more successful than IANB alone for pulpal anaesthesia in mandibular teeth. Articaine buccal infiltration or dummy buccal infiltration was more comfortable than IANB.
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To evaluate the state and level of pre-clinical endodontic education in German dental schools and to evaluate differences with regard to intensity and extent of teaching, time devoted to teaching pre-clinical endodontics, personnel resources in teaching and technical equipment. ⋯ Pre-clinical endodontic education varied considerably between German universities because of differences in programme design, staff and course content.
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To record the cytotoxicity of Resilon and Epiphany (Pentron clinical technologies, Wallingford, CT, USA) using a root model. ⋯ The cytotoxicity of Resilon + Epiphany, due mainly to Epiphany, decreased after 2 days to reach a level comparable with commonly used root canal sealers.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Pulpal anaesthesia for mandibular permanent first molar teeth: a double-blind randomized cross-over trial comparing buccal and buccal plus lingual infiltration injections in volunteers.
To compare the efficacy of buccal and buccal plus lingual infiltration anaesthesia for permanent mandibular first molars. ⋯ Buccal and buccal plus lingual infiltrations did not differ in their efficacy in producing anaesthesia of permanent first molar teeth.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The role of preoperative prophylactic antibiotic administration in periapical endodontic surgery: a randomized, prospective double-blind placebo-controlled study.
To determine the value of clindamycin prophylaxis in the prevention of postoperative wound infections in patients undergoing endodontic surgery. ⋯ No statistically significant difference was found between clindamycin prophylaxis and placebo with regard to the prevention of postoperative infection in endodontic surgical procedures.