Combined posterior superior alveolar and anterior middle superior alveolar nerve blocks with labial infiltration versus nerve blocks alone for pain management in minimally invasive non-surgical periodontal therapy: a split-mouth randomized controlled trial

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 746 - 9
• Main Authors: Cai, Ting-Ting, Zhang, Jia-Qi, Han, Meng-Ran, Fu, Yong-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 21.05.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Adverse events; Alveoli; Analgesia; Anesthesia; Anterior middle superior alveolar nerve block; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Enrollments; Ethics; Female; Gum disease; Humans; Informed consent; Injection; Local anesthesia; Male; Maxilla; Middle Aged; Minimally invasive non-surgical periodontal therapy; Mouth; Nerve Block - methods; Pain; Pain Management - methods; Pain Measurement; Patient compliance; Patient Satisfaction; Patients; Periodontitis; Periodontitis - therapy; Single-Blind Method; Statistical analysis; Subgingival instrumentation; Systemic diseases; France; Anterior middle superior alveolar nerve block; Minimally invasive non-surgical periodontal therapy; Periodontitis; Subgingival instrumentation; Local anesthesia

To compare the efficacy of combining posterior superior alveolar (PSA) block, anterior middle superior alveolar (AMSA) block, and labial infiltration of the maxillary central incisor versus PSA + AMSA alone for pain control during minimally invasive nonsurgical periodontal therapy (MINST). Twenty-fo...