A randomized double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial of the effect of Eutectic Mixture of Lidocaine and Prilocain (EMLA) anesthetic gel on pain during Probing inPatients With chronic Periodontitis
- Conditions
- Periodontitis.Periodontitis
- Registration Number
- IRCT201409143720N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Deputy of Research Council of Dental Branch Islamic Azad University of Tehran
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion criteria were: patients with chronic periodontists with PD =4 mm and CAL =3; patients needed to have a minimum of one incisors, one canine, one premolar, and one molar in two quadrants; patients with no periodontal therapy in the previous 6 months; and a signed informed consent form
exclusion criteria: those requiring prophylactic antibiotics before periodontal probing; those suffering from any psychiatric disorders or with chronic pain problems; those with coagulation disorders or on anti coagulation therapy; female patients that were pregnant or lactating; patients with congenital or idiopathic met- hemoglobinemia or those receiving treatment with methemoglobin-inducing agents; those reporting allergies to dental anesthetics; those taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the 3 days before participation in the study; patients having acute periodontal pain, pulpits, abscesses,or other acute infections.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain during probing. Timepoint: before intervetion/30-45 seconds aftherintervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog pain with ruler (VAS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method