Efficacy of Pressure Massage and Topical Gel on Pain During Intra Oral Injections
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Eighty patients with inclusion criteria will participate in this studyEach patient will
receive an injection in one of the following groups according to the random number table:
1. Group TPMB: Topical pressure and massage with an Inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB)
2. Group TGB: Topical gel of 20% Benzocain (Master-Dent, Monroe, NC) with IANB
3. Group TPMI: Topical pressure and massage with a maxillary anterior infiltration (MAI)
4. Group TGI: Topical gel with a MAI. Immediately after the injection, patients will be
asked to record the amount of pain they felt during needle penetration and injection
using VAS form.Data will be analyzed using ANOVA and t-test.