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Comparing pain relief methods of local anesthetic injection before dental procedures in children, a study of vibratory toothbrush, light therapy, and numbing gel

Comparative evaluation of vibratory toothbrush and photobiomodulation with topical anesthetic gel as preanesthetic tissue management in 5 12-year-old children undergoing dental procedure an in vivo study - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091651
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-07-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: -

Interventions

Intervention1: photobiomodulation: Diode laser (Epic Biolase X
Technology, Inc., USA) Intervention2: Diode laser: Epic Biolase X
Technology, Inc., USA Control Intervention1: topical anesthetic gel: Pepsodent Lignospan O, Mumbai, India

Sponsors

DR Anagha Suresh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Children with age range between 5 and 12 years old.2)Children with written informed consent forms given by a parent or guardian.3)Childrens dental behavior score of 3 or 4 according to the Frankel behavior rating scale.4)Children who need local anesthesia for dental treatment in three quadrants of the oral cavity.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)History of allergy to material used for anesthesia and sulfite.2)Children who have any systemic disease or special health care need. 3)Presence of any inflammation or lesion at the site of injection.4)Children who had previous bad experiences with dentistry. 5)Children presenting for emergency treatment of dental pain

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
methods to reduce local anesthetic injection painTimepoint: 2years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
experience during local anesthetic injectionTimepoint: 2 years; To evaluate the effectiveness of a vibratory toothbrush with topical anesthetic gel for reducing local anesthetic injection pain. To evaluate the effectiveness of photobiomodulation with topical anesthetic gel for reducing local anesthetic injection pain. To evaluate the effectiveness of topical anesthetic gel for reducing local anesthetic injection pain. To evaluate the effectiveness of vibratory toothbrush, photobiomodulation, and topical anesthetic gel for reducing local anesthetic injection pain. Timepoint: 2 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactANAGHA SURESH

MAR BASELIOS DENTAL COLLEGE

anaghasureshammu@gmail.com09544971446

Outcome results

None listed

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