Comparing different methods to make receiving local anesthesia more comfortable and reduce anxiety.

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: healthy individuals; Dental caries, unspecified,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/07/055656
• Lead Sponsor: Anusha dixit

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is tocompare and evaluate the efficacy of topical anesthesia, Cryotherapy, Vibratingdevice & Low-level laser therapy on alleviating pain and anxiety duringadministration of Local Anesthesia.Informed consent will be obtained fromeach subject’s parents before enrolling them in study. For each participant, atleast one parent/guardian will be informed about the procedure and will beasked to sign the consent form. 80 subjects requiring any dental procedure will be selected and randomly assigned to one of the four groups. The four groups will be topical anesthesia, cryotherapy, low level laser therapy and vibrating device .Effectivepain control in children lays the foundation of successful behaviour managementand hence the treatment. Thus, eliminating fear and anxiety of injections is ofparamount importance in pediatricdentistry.0s

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-25
• Study Start: 2023-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Children who require inferior alveolar nerve block 2.Five to Eight years old healthy children.
• Frankl’s Behaviour rating scales III and IV.

Exclusion Criteria

• No aversive experience about medical or dental treatment.
• Children with allergy to local anaesthesia.
• Children with systemic diseases, intellectual disability, psychiatric disorders and dental abscesses or fistulas in the procedure site.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effective pain control in children lays the foundation of successful behaviour management and hence the treatment. Thus, eliminating fear and anxiety of injections is of paramount importance in pediatric dentistry.	24hrs

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Topical Anesthesia, Cryotherapy, Vibrating device & Low-level laser therapy will be effective in reducing pain and anxiety during local anesthesia administration in children with or without statistical significant difference.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ITS-CDSR murad nagar; 🇮🇳 Ghaziabad, UTTAR PRADESH, India

ITS-CDSR murad nagar

🇮🇳Ghaziabad, UTTAR PRADESH, India

Dr Anusha dixit

Principal investigator

9670725726

AnushaDixit_MDS21_24@its.edu.in