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COMPARISON OF TWO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS AND SUBSEQUENT REVERSAL OF SOFT TISSUE NUMBNESS USING LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF 2% LIGNOCAINE AND 2% ARTICAINE IN IANB AND ASSESSMENT OF PHOTOBIOMODULATION THERAPY USING A DIODE LASER ON THE REVERSAL OF SOFT TISSUE ANAESTHESIS - A DOUBLE BLINDED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053672
Enrollment
120
Registered
2023-06-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: low level laser therapy: Reversal of Soft Tissue Anaesthesia using Photobiomodulation Therapy or Low Level Laser Therapy at injection site and near corner of the lip for 60 secs every 1

Sponsors

DR SANAH SINGH
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Children within the age group of 6 to 10 years 2)Cooperative behaviour for dental treatment under local anaesthesia. 3)Children undergoing pulp therapy or extraction of mandibular molars requiring Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block (IANB). 4)Children with positive behaviour (+) and definitely positive behaviour (++) according to the Frankl Behaviour Rating Scale.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Children with a history of allergy to any of the constituents of the local anaesthetic solution. 2) Children undergoing root canal treatment or extraction of permanent teeth. 3) Children suffering from systemic conditions, particularly cardiovascular or thyroid disorders, physically handicapped and medically compromised children, where use of local anaesthesia is contraindicated. 4) Children requiring pulp therapy of an abscessed tooth/non vital pulp. 5) Children indicated for treatment under aversive conditioning. 6) Children not visiting with their parents/guardians.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The expected outcomes of the study will be that 2% articaine would be markedly more clinically effective than 2% Lignocaine and Photobiomodulation therapy by a diode laser reduces the duration of anaesthesia in pediatric patients.Timepoint: 24 hours—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
2% articaine would be markedly more clinically effective than 2% Lignocaine and Photobiomodulation therapy by a diode laser reduces the duration of anaesthesia in pediatric patients and reduce the chances of lip and cheek biting.Timepoint: 24 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sanah Singh

I.T.S - CDSR, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad

dr.manvimalik@its.edu.in7838804308

Outcome results

None listed

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