Status:

COMPLETED

Using Anesthetic Gel Patches to Reduce Pain of Palatal Injection

Lead Sponsor:

Dina Youssef Attia

Conditions:

Anesthesia, Dental

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-8 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Local anesthetic administration step is mandatory step for controlling pain before dental procedures. The aim of this study was to compare effectiveness of topical Benzocaine 18% gel patch form and Be...

Detailed Description

A sample of 50 children ranging in age from 6 to 8 years who need a bilateral dental treatment in the same arch participated in this study. They were healthy children rated 3 or 4 according to Frankl ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children ranging in age from 6 to 8 years.
  • Healthy children with no contraindications of use of local anesthetics.
  • Cooperative behavior according to Frankl's scale scores 3 or 4. (appendix I)
  • Patients needing dental interventions on both sides in the same arch that will require palatal or inferior alveolar nerve block injections.

Exclusion

  • Uncooperative children or with intellectual or physical disabilities or medical conditions.
  • Children with acute pain or emergency visits.
  • Children with previous negative dental experience.
  • Children receiving premedications or analgesics 48 hours before testing.
  • children/parents not willing to participate.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 19 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04317508

Start Date

November 1 2019

End Date

February 19 2020

Last Update

March 23 2020

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Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University

Alexandria, Egypt