title: Articaine versus lidocaine for third molar surgery: a randomized clinical study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Pain reduction has been the subject of continuous research in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery since postoperative pain with ranging of intensity and duration may affects the patient submitted in an oral surgical procedure. The aim of present study was to compare the analgesic effectiveness between two different anesthetic solutions (articaine and lidocaine) in third molar surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective, randomized and clinical study with patients submitted to third molar surgery at two distinct times. The visual analogue scale, the McGill Pain Questionnaire and the analgesic consumption record were used to measure the pain after each surgical time.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Duration of surgery, latency, the amount of anesthetic used and analgesic consumption showed clinical differences with highlights of articaine, though statistical significance was not observed (P<0.05). The pain scores indicated similar anesthetic efficacy with both solutions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the present study no significant differences were observed between lidocaine and articaine in the control of postoperative pain.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Odontologia, Sanatório Aracaju Sergipe, Brasil. lcsilva@ufs.br
authors.forename: Luiz-Carlos-F
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Thiago-de-S
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Jadson-A S de-S
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Marcelo-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.forename: Carla-G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Mendonça
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002355:Carticaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine; D002355:Carticaine