Resumen de Postoperative Pain Relief After Surgical Removal of Impacted Third Molars:: A Single-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Study to Compare Levobupivacaine and Mepivacaine
Vito Crincoli, Maria Beatrice Di Bisceglie, Maria Massaro, Rocco Giuliani, Gianfranco Favia, Nicola Brienza
Aim: To compare the efficacy of 0.75% levobupivacaine with that of 3% mepivacaine for pain control after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars.
Methods: Forty-two subjects (23 females and 19 males, mean age 23.5 ± 4) underwent surgical removal of third molars in two separate sessions. Within each patient, levobupivacaine was used to anesthetize one extraction side and for the other side, mepivacaine. Onset of anesthesia, duration of surgery, lip numbness, timing of pain appearance and analgesic consumption were evaluated.
