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However, IANB has a high failure rate and success rates are even lower when applied for the treatment of mandibular posterior teeth with irreversible pulpitis.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '50 Years', 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': True, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis\n* good health\n* had at least 1 adjacent tooth plus a healthy canine\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* took medication could be interacting with any of the anesthetics used'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT02054767', 'briefTitle': 'Anesthetic Efficacy in Irreversible Pulpitis', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'University of Sao Paulo'}, 'officialTitle': 'Anesthetic Efficacy of Articaine, Lidocaine and Mepivacaine in Patients With Irreversible Pulpitis of Mandibular Molar', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'FDAAA'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'lidocaine', 'description': 'injections of 3.6 mL of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine Intervention: inferior alveolar nerve block injection', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Intervention: inferior alveolar nerve block injection']}, {'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'mepivacaine', 'description': 'injections of 3.6 mL of 2% mepivacaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine Intervention: inferior alveolar nerve block injection', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Intervention: inferior alveolar nerve block injection']}, {'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'articaine', 'description': 'injections of 3.6 mL of 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine Intervention: inferior alveolar nerve block injection', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Intervention: inferior alveolar nerve block injection']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Intervention: inferior alveolar nerve block injection', 'type': 'DRUG', 'description': '-22 patients received inferior alveolar nerve block injections of 3.6 mL (equivalent to 2 cartridges)', 'armGroupLabels': ['articaine', 'lidocaine', 'mepivacaine']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '05508-900', 'city': 'São Paulo', 'state': 'São Paulo', 'country': 'Brazil', 'facility': 'Emergency Center of the School of Dentistry at the University of São Paulo', 'geoPoint': {'lat': -23.5475, 'lon': -46.63611}}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Isabel P Tortamano, PhD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'USão Paulo'}]}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'University of Sao Paulo', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'PhD', 'investigatorFullName': 'Isabel Peixoto Tortamano', 'investigatorAffiliation': 'University of Sao Paulo'}}}}