Efficacy of articaine versus mepivacaine administered as different supplementary local anesthetic techniques after a failed inferior alveolar nerve block with lidocaine in patients with irreversible pulpitis: An in vivo study

Abstract

In patients with a mandibular first molar exhibiting symptomatic irreversible pulpitis, block injection with lidocaine along with supplemental BI with articaine allowed more pain-free treatments. Articaine showed better results when compared with mepivacaine.