Articaine and Bupivacaine in Impacted Tooth Surgery

Evaluation of the Effects of Articaine and Bupivacaine in Impacted Third Molar Tooth Surgery

Articaine is a common local anesthetic used in oral surgery and belongs to the amide group of it has fast onset with little side effects. Bupivacaine is preferred in prolonged surgical procedures with its long duration of action and residual analgesic effect.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the anesthetic, analgesic, hemodynamic effects of 4% articaine and 0.5% bupivacaine in extraction of impacted mandibular third molar teeth in intraoperative and postoperative periods. Hemodynamic parameters, onset of anesthetic action, total amount, intraoperative comfort, intraoperative bleeding, duration of postoperative anesthesia and analgesia, rescue analgesic use, maximum incisal opening and postoperative pain at 6th, 12th, 24th, 48th and 72th hours and 7th day using a visual analogue scale be evaluated.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients above 18 years of age with bilaterally symmetric, impacted or partially impacted mandibular third molar and patients classified in American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 1 group.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with the presence of any systemic diseases, patients allergic to articaine and bupivacaine or any other NSAIDs and patients with analgesic or anti-inflammatory drugs usage in 15 days before to the surgery.