Effect of calcium hydroxide mixed with lidocaine hydrochloride on postoperative pain in teeth with irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis: a preliminary randomized controlled prospective clinical trial.

OBJECTIVES

To investigate the effect of calcium hydroxide mixed with lidocaine HCl on postoperative spontaneous pain.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

Sixty patients having irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis with a preoperative spontaneous pain and percussion pain which was more than 50 on a visual analogue scale (100 mm VAS) were included in this study. After the preparation of the root canals, the patients were randomly distributed into two groups according to the calcium hydroxide vehicle, control group (mixed with saline) and calcium hydroxide mixed with lidocaine HCl (n = 30). Postoperative spontaneous pain scores were recorded by a VAS every day for a week. Data were analysed using one-way analysis of variance, chi-squared test and Mann-Whitney U tests (p = 0.05).

RESULTS

The calcium hydroxide mixed with lidocaine HCl group resulted in significantly less pain compared with the calcium hydroxide mixed with saline group during days 1 to 4 (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of postoperative percussion pain levels (p > 0.05).

CONCLUSION

Within the limitations of this study, it can be concluded that the calcium hydroxide mixed with lidocaine HCl can be beneficial in reducing postoperative pain in teeth with irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The calcium hydroxide mixed with lidocaine HCl can be beneficial in reducing postoperative pain in teeth with irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis.

CLINICAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: TCTR20181121003.