INFLUENCES OF NEEDLE SIZE ON PAIN PERCEPTION IN ACHIEVING PULPAL ANAESTHESIA
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/07/034868
- Lead Sponsor
- Ambika Belam
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
systematically healthy patients(category ASA 1)aged between 18-50 years with mandibular molar teeth diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.
2)Teeth with moderate, sharp, spontaneous pain pre operatively with VAS score more than 5 shall be considered.
3)Teeth that respond positively to Electric pulp test as well as those exhibiting a lingering , exaggerated response of more than 10 seconds to cold test will be included
1)Teeth with crown/root fractures, acute or chronic apical abscess, compromised periodontium and open apex will be excluded.
2)Hypertensive patients on medication, differently abled patients, pregnant and lactating women will be excluded.
3)Patients having history of allergy to local anesthetic solutions, long term medications that influenced pain threshold , analgesics , steroids and/or antibiotics in past 24 hours will be excluded from the trial.
4)Teeth which will be observed to be non vital on access cavity preparation shall be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Smaller needle guaze decreases painTimepoint: assesed with 31guage and 29guage
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method use of obturators increases effectiveness of intrapulpal injection techniqueTimepoint: assess immediately, after1-3 minutes and after 5minutes