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Ice to reduce pain before dental injectio

Phase 1
Conditions
The patients should be < 20 years and reffered by an orthodontist with two contra lateral premolars in the upper jaw that has to be extracted. They should not have any diseases or medications that, according to the investigator, affects the security of the patient or the quality of the study. Furthermore, they should not have dental fear.
Therapeutic area: Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] - Anesthesia and Analgesia [E03]
Registration Number
EUCTR2013-005305-31-SE
Lead Sponsor
Folktandvården Östergötland
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

•The patients should have two contra lateral premolars in the upper jaw that are going to be extracted orthodontically after a referral from an orthodontist
•Age < 20år
•Informed consent from patient and legal guardian when necessary (<18 years)

Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
Number of subjects for this age range: 35
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 5
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

•Disease or medication that according to the investigator affects the security of the patient or the quality of the study.
•Expressed dental fear according to health declaration or according to the investigator.
•Hypersensitivity to local anesthesia of amide type or to any of the other ingredients.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Main Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate if the anesthetic effect and the patients' subjective experience is better when using cold than when using Lidocain gel 5%.;Secondary Objective: Not applicable;Primary end point(s): According to the vas scale we expect ice to be at least 4mm lower on a 100mm vas scale.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Baseline, 1min, 2,5min and 5min after application of local anaesthesia and after injection.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary end point(s): 70% of the patients will prefer ice over lidocain gel.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Questionnaire after the last visit
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