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The use of computerized anesthesia in children suffering from an enamel defect that presents as discoloration of the first molars

Not Applicable
Conditions
Anesthetizing permanent molar incisor hypomineralization molars in children
Oral Health
Registration Number
ISRCTN14231094
Lead Sponsor
Damascus University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy children who don't suffer from any systemic disease
2. Children aged between 6 - 8 years
3. Children who need bilateral vital pulpotomy for mandibular first permanent molars with MIH.
4. Cooperative children who are classified as definitely positive according to Frankel

Exclusion Criteria

1. The existence of any chronic or acute infection in the area of injection
2. Children who have taken any analgesics in the last two days before the anesthesia
3. Children who have allergy to amide type of anesthetic solutions.
4. Children who are contraindicated to lidocaine injection (who suffer from liver cirrhosis, hepatitis)
5. Children who are contraindicated to vasoconstrictors injection (who suffer from hypertension, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris)
6. Children who do not show cooperation during the procedure

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Effectiveness of both techniques of anesthesia will be studied during the pulp treatment procedure assessed by measuring the pain caused by the anesthesia using both a subjective method (Simplified Faces Pain Scale S-FPS) while getting access to the tooth immediately after the injection and an objective method (Face – Legs – Activity – Cry – Consolability scale FLACC) during the excavation of coronal pulp during the injection
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parental satisfaction will be measured using a bespoke questionnaire 1 week after treatment
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