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Tramadol hydrochloride vs. lignocaine hydrochloride in the extraction of anterior teeth: a randomised comparative study.

Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · Agarwal S, Lakshmanan S, Krishnan M, Arularasan G · 2026-08-01

Researchers compared tramadol and lignocaine as local anaesthetics for extracting upper front teeth, finding tramadol worked faster but required higher doses and caused slightly more intraoperative pain.

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