A pilot double blinded clinical trial to compare between Tramadol HCL and Lidocaine
HCL as local anaesthesia amongst hospital-outpatient adult dental attendees Mosul-Iraqi
Tahani A. Alsandook, PhD. Dean of College of Dentistry/University of Mosul/Mosul/Iraq. [email protected]
Yahya A. Al-Haideri, MSc. Assistant Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department /College of Dentistry /University of Mosul/ Mosul/Iraq.
Abstract
Aim of the study: The aim of the current study is to compare the local anesthetic action of tramadol HCL (with adrenaline) and lidocaine HCL (with adrenaline) in minor oral surgery. Method: A double blind study including 124 patients, requiring minor oral surgery (conventional tooth extraction, surgical removal of impacted teeth and periapical surgery) in the lower molar teeth, allocated randomly into two groups: Group A (n=62), in which each patient received initial dose of one dental cartridge, 1.8ml, from drug A (36mg of Lidocaine HCL with (0.0225mg) adrenalin), for conventional tooth extraction, doubled in case of surgical removal of impacted tooth and periapical surgery. Group B (n=62) received one dental cartridge, 1.8ml, from drug B (50 mg of tramadol HCL and (0.0225mg) adrenalin diluted to 1.8 ml by distilled water), again this dose was doubled in case of surgical removal of impacted tooth and periapical surgery. For each patient the onset of anesthesia, number of cartridges used, duration of surgery and the degree of pain (with a 10-cm visual analog scale VAS), had been recorded during the operation.Postoperatively, the patients were instructed to record exactly when the parasthesia disappear and any adverse effects such as nausea and\or vomiting on the first day of operation. Result: there was no significant difference between the two study groups in the number of cartridges (1.33/±0.510, 1.37/± 0.519)nor the onset of anesthesia(2.95/±1.46, 3.14/±1.31) minutes, intraoperative pain (0.1935/±0.697, 0.2096/±0.656), duration of surgery (12.77/±10.51, 14.11/±11.66) minutes, and side effects. However there was a significant difference in duration of anesthesia(153.14/±35.10, 117.11/±26.88) minutes, where the group A achieved longer duration of action of local anesthesia. Conclusion: These study findings suggested that Tramadol HCL can be used as alternative to Lidocaine HCL in combination with adrenaline to achieve local anesthesia in situation where Lidocaine HCL is contraindicated or when adequate local anesthesia with minimal paraesthesia is required. Validation and replication of these study findings should be considered in future research.
Key words: local anesthesia, tramadol, lidocaine, adrenaline, new local anesthesia, analgesia.
Introduction:
by the patient, to reduce the amount of pain killer
sequential numbers in the order in which
Compression was the first method of local
intake post operatively i.e. it is ideal if the
anesthesia used in the antiquity. Cold, as
anesthesia used have a powerful analgesic
activity and relatively for a long period. Indeed,
the use of Tramadol HCL will be beneficial in
schedule prepared before the start of the
Cocaine was the first drug used as local
patients with certain circumstances e.g., children.
Therefore, from this point of view, if, Tramadol
18thCentury, unfortunately the serious side
effects of this drug made the researchers to
posses local anesthetic action equivalent
allergy or hypersensitivity to the drugs
look for safe drugs (Calvey and Williams,
to that of Lidocaine, it will be more superior than
used in this trial, pregnant or lactating
2008). In the last century a group of safe
lidocaine as it will provide postoperative
such as Lidocaine 1948 which is the most
commonly used local anaesthetics till now,
Patients and Methods:
treatment; sample size was 62 subjects per
Group A: each patient received initial dose
of one dental cartridge, 1.8 ml, from drug A
devoid of potential toxicity the search for
conventional tooth extraction, this dose was
committee according to relevant guidelines.
opioid(Shipton, 2000), with a relatively low
The purposes of the study were explained
to all patients included in the study and
Group B: each patient received initial dose
effective for the treatment of moderate to
of one dental cartridge, 1.8 ml, from drug B
obstetric pain, terminal cancer pain and
pain of coronary origin (Scott and Perry,
voluntarily and their withdrawal from the
epinephrine (0.0225mg)) for conventional
provisional of their treatment. Inclusion
criteria were as follows: 18 to 45years of
The studied drug in group B was prepared
Most patients attend dental clinics suffer from
pain. So relief of this pain is the most important
procedures in the lower molars, including:
objective of those dentists and it is a critical point
in their success. On the other hand it is preferable,
involved in the surgical procedure . The
periapical surgery. Patients were assigned
label removed from cartridges of drug A, so
cartridges of both drugs (A and B) had a
duration of anesthesia and adverse effects
similar appearance, coded and blinded to
sample size and (0.0048) is the degree of
Data analysis: spss program version (11.5)
score(4)was recorded in group (A), while
idea about the type of anesthesia to be used.
the minimum (0) was recorded in 56 cases
Block of inferior alveolar nerve was used
compare parametric variables (cartridges
in group A and in 55 cases in group B. The
using disposable dental needle gauge (-27-
syringe. Anesthetizing of long buccal nerve
The analysis of the data statistically by
was delayed and done after being sure that
vomiting).The level of significance was set
using Independent-Samples T-Test resulted
the block anesthesia was success i.e. after
significantdifference(p=0.895,F=.048;Gro
Results:
Sample characteristics: included age and
socioeconomic status of patients and oral
sample size and (0.00014) is the degree of
Immediately after injection (considered as
duration recorded was (55) minutes, which
time zero) to the time that the patient feel
presented in group (B), while the minimum
parasthesia on his lip, this time interval
was recorded to be the onset of inferior
groups. The highest mean (14.11) minutes
was recorded in group (B) while the lowest
Number of cartridges: the results revealed
that only one patient from each group was
(A).Table (1). As a result of statistical
required additional injection, the maximum
analysis of the data by using Independent-
administration of long buccal nerve block,
numbers of used cartridges were recorded
Samples T-Test, there was no significant
this time was selected to achieve optimal
differences in the durations of operations
local anesthetic effect. The patient was
instructed to inform the investigator by
moving or rising his left hand at any time
degree of pain was evaluated with a 10-cm
visual analog scale (VAS) (Sriwatanakul et
al, 1983). Before starting the treatment, the
subjects. The VAS consist of an interval
scale ranging from zero, representing no
scores during the operation was calculated
and recorded by dental chair side assistant.
exceeded 3 points, additional half cartridge
(0.9ml) of the same drug was injected into
the surgical site, and the total number of
the cartridges used during the operation
Duration of the surgery: recorded duration
placement of last stitch/or completion of
(p=0.503,F=0.300;GroupA(n=62),m/SD=1
statistically significant difference between
the two groups(P = 0.728, f= Independent-
The total number of used cartridges were
duration of anesthesia recorded was (300)
Duration of anesthesia: which was the time
sample size and (0.0009) is the degree of
which recorded in group (B). The highest
Onset of anesthesia: the fastest onset of
effects of tramadol HCL(Cossmann et al.,
1997). Persistent nausea (defined as the
vomiting were treated with IV injection of
statistical analysis of the assumed data
vomiting were recorded using a three point
Statistically Independent-Samples T-Test
ordinal scale (0 = none, nausea = 1, and
showed significant difference between the
vomiting = 2). Patients were reviewed after
(p=0.440, F= 0.551; Group A (n=62),
groups(p=0.01,F=2.254;GroupA(n=62),m/
117.11/±26.88; 124 is the sample size and
local anesthetic effect that enables oral
reported that there is no competition for a
Regarding the adverse effects (nausea and
between opioid, meperidine, and the local
vomiting) which were recorded in the first
anesthesia lidocaine (Brau et al, 2000).
24 hours after surgery the study revealed
that, there were only two observation of
nausea in group A, while in group B four
difference between tramadol and lidocaine
observation of nausea and one of vomiting
groups in the, volume of local anesthetic
difference in duration of anesthesia. Where
Lidocaine group achieved longer duration
of action of local anesthesia. Yet this effect
Further studies are required to validate,
pharmacokinetics and mechanism of action
Conclusion:
adrenaline to achieve local anesthesia in
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