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Comparing pain and anxiety after lignocaine and articaine administration under general anesthesia in children

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Dental caries, unspecified,
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/07/044144
Lead Sponsor
Palak Janiani
Brief Summary

Most dental treatment should be carried out in the dental operatory under local anesthesia (LA). General anesthesia (GA) is used as an advanced type of behavior management technique to give quality dental care to children who are otherwise unable to endure dental treatment in an outpatient environment. Despite the widespread use of general anesthesia in pediatric dentistry, there are no established recommendations for using local anesthetics during these operations, except for the AAPD guidelines which simply mention that there is a postoperative pain reduction after administration of local anesthesia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

def/DMFT greater than 4 ASA classification of 1 Children indicated for treatment under general anesthesia COVID-19 negative.

Exclusion Criteria

Known allergy to lignocaine or articaine Underlying systemic condition Children with special needs Any respiratory tract infection.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PainPre treatment | 3 hours and 6 hours post treatment
Salivary amylase levelsPre treatment | 3 hours and 6 hours post treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intra-operative vitals (Heart rate, end tidal carbon dioxide, SPO2)Intraoperatively during pulpectomy of lower molar during access opening, cleaning and shaping and obturation of tooth.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Saveetha Dental College & Hospital

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Chennai, TAMIL NADU, India

Saveetha Dental College & Hospital
🇮🇳Chennai, TAMIL NADU, India
Palak Janiani
Principal investigator
9820775554
palakjaniani@gmail.com

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