Effect of Alcohol Consumption on the Success Rates

Inclusion Criteria:

• Symptomatic carious exposed mandibular first or second molars.
• Alcoholic patients: Patient with low-moderate drinking levels according to the USNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Control patients: No history of alcohol consumption
• Positive and prolonged response to thermal sensitivity tests and electric pulp test.
• Vital coronal pulp on access cavity preparation.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists class I or II medical history.
• Ability to understand the use of pain scales.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Active pain in more than 1 teeth
• Teeth with fused roots.
• Radiographic evidence of an extra root.
• Large restorations with overhanging margins.
• Full crowns or deep periodontal pockets.
• Hypertension or cardiovascular diseases, compromised immunity, active infection orinflammation
• Known allergy or contraindications to any content of the local anesthetic solution ornon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
• History of known or suspected drug abuse.
• Taking any drugs which could affect the pain perception, e.g, opioids,antidepressants, anticonvulsants, muscle relaxants, anxiolytics, sedatives, nsaids. 23
• Pregnant or breastfeeding patients.
• Patients with asthma, gastric ulcers, bleeding disorders.