Primary study · included by 1 review

Comparison of anesthetic efficacy of 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine and 2% lidocaine with 1:80,000 epinephrine for inferior alveolar nerve block in patients with irreversible pulpitis.

Sood 2014 · Sood Ravi, Hans Manoj-Kumar, Shetty Shashit · Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2014

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Efficacy comparison of articaine versus lidocaine in dental anesthesia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Sood 2014 · Reference 43; Results (studies cited per outcome); Table 1

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 1.07 [0.88, 1.31]	5 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 1.0 [0.69, 1.46]	3 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 1.05 [0.91, 1.21]	6 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 1.09 [0.82, 1.43]	5 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 1.37 [0.78, 2.41]	3 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 1.06 [0.90, 1.24]	9 studies · 683 participants	Low
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 1.03 [0.88, 1.2]	4 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 1.03 [0.78, 1.35]	3 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 0.95 [0.8, 1.14]	4 studies	GRADE not reported
Anesthetic success rate 4% articaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine, nerve block anesthesia	RR 0.85 [0.69, 1.04]	3 studies	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.