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Comparison of the success of inferior alveolar nerve anesthesia in the mandibular first molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis using two anesthetic solutions of prilocaine and mepivacaine: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Eskandarinezhad 2023 · Eskandarinezhad Mahsa, Ghasemi Negin, Rostami Parisa, et al. · Dental Research Journal · 2023

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of local anesthesia approaches for symptomatic irreversible pulpitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2025 · cited as Eskandarinezhad 2023 · Table 1; Figure 3

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Anesthesia success (adequate pain control during endodontic treatment) Modified anesthetic protocols (articaine, supplemental infiltrations, additives, increased volume) vs Conventional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) with 2% lidocaine with epinephrine · During endodontic treatment	OR 3.62 [2.91, 4.27]	3 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthesia success (adequate pain control during endodontic treatment) Modified anesthetic protocols (articaine, supplemental infiltrations, additives, increased volume) vs Conventional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) with 2% lidocaine with epinephrine · During endodontic treatment	OR 3.34 [2.49, 4.48]	16 studies	High
Anesthesia success (adequate pain control during endodontic treatment) Modified anesthetic protocols (articaine, supplemental infiltrations, additives, increased volume) vs Conventional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) with 2% lidocaine with epinephrine · During endodontic treatment	OR 3.26 [1.70, 6.28]	3 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthesia success (adequate pain control during endodontic treatment) Modified anesthetic protocols (articaine, supplemental infiltrations, additives, increased volume) vs Conventional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) with 2% lidocaine with epinephrine · During endodontic treatment	OR 3.36 [1.44, 7.85]	3 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthesia success (adequate pain control during endodontic treatment) Modified anesthetic protocols (articaine, supplemental infiltrations, additives, increased volume) vs Conventional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) with 2% lidocaine with epinephrine · During endodontic treatment	OR 4.31 [3.59, 5.17]	6 studies	High
Anesthesia success (adequate pain control during endodontic treatment) Modified anesthetic protocols (articaine, supplemental infiltrations, additives, increased volume) vs Conventional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) with 2% lidocaine with epinephrine · During endodontic treatment	OR 3.79 [3.24, 4.44]	16 studies	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.