A clinical trial to study the effects of laser therapy in the reduction of injection pain in children during extraction of deciduous teeth.

Phase 4

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: K046- Periapical abscess with sinus

• Registration Number: CTRI/2024/05/067126
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Shilpa

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Pediatric patients in the age group of 6-12 years.

Subjects with positive or definitely positive behaviour (As per FRANKL scale with a score of 3 or 4) during their initial behaviour assessment.

Subjects who require extractions bilaterally.

Intra-oral clinical evaluation shows presence of gross destruction of tooth structure following profound carious involvement with pulpal pathology.

The intra-oral clinical observation presents a tooth exhibiting mobility caused by physiological root resorption.

Clinical cases that require administration of only supra-periosteal injection technique of local anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects who have significant medical history and acute or chronic diseases or bleeding disorders.

Subjects who have had previous allergic reactions to local anesthetics and topical anesthetics.

Subjects who have a site of active pathosis in the injection region.

Subjects who have been taking any medication that might affect the anesthetic assessment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Injection pain perception with and without the adjunct use of low-level laser therapy on primary teeth indicated for extraction.Timepoint: 24 weeks, 48 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparative effectiveness of low-level laser therapy versus topical anesthetic gel.Timepoint: 72 weeks