A comparison of four commonly used local analgesics

Anesthetic Efficacy of a Combination Palatal and Buccal Infiltration of the Maxillary First Molar

“…Previous studies (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16) have evaluated the success of maxillary infiltrations using the electric pulp tester. Using a volume of 1.8 mL or less and various anesthetic formulations, pulpal anesthetic success (obtaining maximum output with an electric pulp tester) ranged from 62% to 100%.…”

Mannitol an Adjuvant in Local Anaesthetic Solution: Recent Concept & Changing Trends (Review)

“…When only the anterior maxillary teeth are considered for the anesthetic, success has been reported to range from 68 to 100% for the lateral incisor, with local anesthetic volumes ranging from 0.5 to 1.8 mL [15][16][17][18][19].…”

A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Comparison of the Anesthetic Efficacy of Two Percent Lidocaine with 1:100,000 Epinephrine and Three Percent Mepivacaine in the Maxillary High Tuberosity Second Division Nerve Block

“…Because the maxillary high tuberosity technique is a nerve block, we would expect it to be similar to the inferior alveolar nerve block in terms of 3% mepivacaine and 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine. Actually, the maxillary high tuberosity block with 3% mepivacaine acted more like a maxillary infiltration, demonstrating a short duration of anesthesia (22). Burns et al (23) also showed that 3% mepivacaine had a shorter duration of pulpal anesthesia than 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine in the maxillary palatal-anterior superior alveolar nerve block technique.…”