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Use of a smaller needle or topical ice for reducing pain during local anesthesia in dental treatment

Effectiveness of using a smaller needle or topical ice pressure application for pain reduction during administration of local anesthesia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/08/020545
Enrollment
70
Registered
2019-08-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K089- Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Insulin syringe Local anesthesia technique: Insulin syringe - 30 gauge, 12mm needle is used to administer buccal infiltration of local anesthetic solution Intervention2: Palatal infiltr

Sponsors

Manipal College of Dental Sciences Manipal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Includes healthy patients requiring bilateral maxillary first or second premolar extractions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Excludes patients with diabetes, bleeding disorders, handicap, chronic pain conditions, any periapical pathology, who need premedication, nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation, emergency cases, uncooperative patients, exceedingly anxious and those with any history suggestive of being medically compromised

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Subjective evaluation of pain is done 5 mins after each injection by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) by patient. Score 0 implies no pain or discomfort and Score 10 implies maximum pain or discomfort. Objective evaluation such as tingling sensation and numbness is evaluated after 5 mins.Timepoint: Subjective evaluation of pain - 5 mins after injection. Objective evaluation - 5 mins after injection.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSrikanth Gadicherla

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

gadi_mds@rediffmail.com9986455201

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026