Sensitivity, Specificity, Predictive Values, and Accuracy of Three Diagnostic Tests to Predict Inferior Alveolar Nerve Blockade Failure in Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis.
CONCLUSION: None of the analyzed tests demonstrated a high enough accuracy to be considered a reliable diagnostic tool for the prediction of anesthetic failure.
PMID: 28694714 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Pain Research and Management - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Chavarría-Bolaños D, Rodríguez-Wong L, Noguera-González D, Esparza-Villalpando V, Montero-Aguilar M, Pozos-Guillén A Tags: Pain Res Manag Source Type: research