Efficacy of Ethyl Chloride Topical Anesthesia Application on the Pain Perception During Intra-oral Injections in Children in Comparison to Benzocaine Gel.

Launched by MOHAMMED BIN RASHID UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES · Aug 22, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is examining how well two different types of numbing treatments work for children undergoing dental injections. Researchers want to see if a spray called Ethyl Chloride (EC) can reduce pain during injections more effectively than a gel known as Benzocaine (BC). The study involves children aged 7 to 10 who need dental work and are attending the Pediatric Dentistry Department at Dubai Dental Hospital.

To participate, children must be healthy and not have had any previous experience with local anesthesia. They should also be comfortable enough to cooperate during the procedure. The trial is currently looking for participants, and those who join can expect to receive either the EC spray or the BC gel before their dental injection. The goal is to find out which option helps reduce pain better, making dental visits less stressful for kids.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Healthy children (ASA I) aged between 7 - 10 years old.
• • Needing any maxillary buccal infiltration (anterior, middle, posterior)
• • Had no prior history of local anesthesia.
• • Frankl behavior III or IV
• • Not taking any painkillers, or other drugs that would influence with their pain perception.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • History of a medically compromised condition and intellectual disability. § Any allergy to local anesthesia.
• • Active pathology at the site of injection.
• • Prior history of intra-oral injection.
• • Frankl behavior I or II.
• • Children/parents not willing to participate in the study. § Needle phobia.
• • Patients require treatment under conscious sedation.