Pain Assessment During Mandibular Nerve Block Injection With the Aid of Dental Vibe Tool in Pediatric Dental Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-05-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to valuate the effectiveness of DentalVibe(DV) tool in pain reduction during local anesthetic injection compared to traditional injection without aid of DentalVibe in pediatric patients.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Nourhan M.Aly
• Collaborators: Alexandria University; Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University
• Treatments: Benzocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age range from 5-7 years.

• Patients who are in need of pulpotomy dental treatment requiring bilateral local anesthesia in the mandible.

• Children free of any systemic disease or special health care needs.

• Positive or definitely positive behavior during preoperative assessments according to the Frankl Scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having active sites of pathosis in the area of injection that could affect anesthetic assessment.

• Signs of irreversible pulpitis or pulp necrosis.

• Radiographs show periapical or bifurcation radiolucency.

• Patients allergic to local anesthesia or having a family history of allergy to local anesthesia.

• Patients with acute oral or facial infection (swelling and/or cellulitis).

• Patients refusing to participate.