Effect of dental anxiety on the success of inferior alveolar nerve block in symptomatic irreversible pulpitis: A prospective clinical study.

Patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis and high dental anxiety experienced significantly lower anaesthetic success rates with inferior alveolar nerve blocks compared to those with low anxiety, with elevated salivary cortisol levels identified as an independent predictor of anaesthetic failure.

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