Evaluation of the effect of locally administered amitriptyline gel as adjunct to local anesthetics in irreversible pulpitis pain

Evaluation of the effect of locally administered amitriptyline gel as adjunct to local anesthetics in irreversible pulpitis pain

<b>Background: </b> Amitriptyline is one of the most common tricyclic antidepressants, which binds to pain sensory nerve fibers close to the sodium channel; hence, it could interact to some degree with receptors of local anesthetics. This study was designed to assess the additional analg...

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Main Authors: Moghadamnia A, Partovi M, Mohammadianfar I, Madani Z, Zabihi E, Hamidi M, Baradaran M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
Subjects:
Amitriptyline
endodentics
irreversible pulpitis
local anesthesia
tricyclic antidepressants
Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2009;volume=20;issue=1;spage=3;epage=6;aulast=Moghadamnia

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