Efficacy of Combining an Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block With a Buccal Infiltration

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of using both a combined technique of an Inferior Alveolar Nerve block and buccal infiltration with that achieved by utilizing an Inferior Alveolar Nerve block alone for endodontic treatment of mandibular molars with irreversible pulpitis. STUDY DESIGN Randomized clinical trial PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Operative Dentistry Department of Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry Rawalpindi, from 1st April 2020 to 31st September 2020. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 120 patients were enrolled in the study. Sixty patients of group A received conventional Inferior Alveolar Nerve block and sixty patients of Group B received buccal infiltration along with conventional Inferior Alveolar Nerve block.