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Giving sweet tasting solutions before dental injection may reduce the pain on injection

Comparative evaluation of sucrose versus xylitol application in minimizing pain related to dental injection in 4-9 year-old children -a randomized control trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046389
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-10-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: K040- Pulpitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Xylitol Solution: 2 ml 30% Xylitol solution will be applied one time for 2 minutes Control Intervention1: Sucrose solution: 2 ml 30% sucrose solution will be applied one time for 2 minu

Sponsors

Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children undergoing buccal infiltration injection needed for the treatment 2. Children undergoing anaesthesia injection for the first time 3. Cooperative patient with Franklââ?¬•s Rating scale score 3 or 4 4. Children in the ASA criteria 1 and 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of abscess, swelling or fistula at the injection site 2. Uncooperative patient 3. Children with systemic illnesses and/or with special health care needs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
3. To compare the efficacy of prior application of sucrose solution versus the xylitol solution in minimizing on dental injectionTimepoint: 1 minute after application of sweet solution

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
evaluate if age and sweet preference had an effect on a mount of analgesia achievedTimepoint: at baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jasmin Winnier

D Y Patil University School of dentistry

jasmin.winnier@dypatil.edu9773284371

Outcome results

None listed

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