Comparative study of local anesthetic efficacy of 5% tramadol versus 2 %Lignocaine with 1:100,000 adrenaline for extraction of fully erupted maxillary 3rd molars using infiltration anesthesia

INTRODUCTION: The majority of dental procedures need local anesthesia for pain control, and lidocaine/ lignocaine is the most commonly used anesthetic agent in dentistry. Although effective and safest, the anesthetic agent still has some complications. To overcome these many alternatives have been used. Tramadol has been shown to have some local anesthetic (LA) effects when used for infiltration anesthesia in dentistry. METHODS: In the present study, the local anesthetic efficacy of tramadol was compared with 2% lignocaine containing 1: 100,000 adrenaline for the extraction of maxillary fully erupted 3rd molar teeth. The parameters recorded included the onset of action, duration of action, intraoperative pain, post-operative analgesic effect, and incidence of an allergic reaction. A total of 200 patients were randomly divided into two groups. In group A -Each patient received 0.6 ml of 5% tramadol (Tramataj- 50 mg prepared by Taj pharma company) 0.4 ml buccally and 0.2 ml palatally for extraction of maxillary 3rd molar as local infiltration following strict aseptic precaution. In Group B- patients received 0.6 ml of 2% lignocaine containing 1: 100,000 adrenaline buccally and 0.2 ml palatally as infiltrations. RESULTS: It was found that 5% tramadol has a local anesthetic efficacy similar to 2% lignocaine with adrenaline but was found to be a comparatively weaker agent. CONCLUSION: tramadol is a valid alternative for performing extractions in normal patients or patients allergic to lidocaine.