Plasma variations in stress markersclinical trial of two anesthetics used in regional block in the extraction of impacted inferior third molars

  1. María Iciar Arteagoitia Calvo
  2. Mercedes Zumárraga
  3. Ricardo Dávila
  4. Luis Barbier Herrero
  5. Gorka Santamaría Arrieta
  6. Joseba Andoni Santamaría Zuazua
Revista:
Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa

ISSN: 1698-6946

Año de publicación: 2014

Volumen: 19

Número: 3

Páginas: 274-279

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.4317/MEDORAL.19362 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa

Resumen

Objectives: Was to evaluate the effect of different regional anesthetics (articaine with epinephrine versus prilo - caine with felypressin) on stress in the extraction of impacted lower third molars in healthy subjects. Sutdy Desing: A prospective single-blind, split-mouth cross-over randomized study was designed, with a control group. The experimental group consisted of 24 otherwise healthy male volunteers, with two impacted lower third molars which were surgically extracted after inferior alveolar nerve block (regional anesthesia), with a fortnight's interval: the right using 4% articaine with 1:100.000 epinephrine, and the left 3% prilocaine with 1:1.850.000 fely - pressin. Patients were randomized for the first surgical procedure. To analyze the variation in four stress markers, homovanillic acid, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol, prolactin and cortisol, 10-mL blood samples were obtained at t = 0, 5, 60, and 120 minutes. The control group consisted of 12 healthy volunteers, who did not undergo either extrac - tions or anesthetic procedures but from whom blood samples were collected and analyzed in the same way. Results: Plasma cortisol increased in the experimental group (multiple range test, P <0.05), the levels being sig - nificantly higher in the group receiving 3% prilocaine with 1:1.850,000 felypressin (signed rank test, p <0.0007). There was a significant reduction in homovanillic acid over time in both groups (multiple range test, P <0.05). No significant differences were observed in homovanillic acid, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol or prolactin con - centrations between the experimental and control groups. Conclusions: The effect of regional anesthesia on stress is lower when 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine is used in this surgical procedure.