Health Condition 1: K041- Necrosis of pulp
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Mentha piperita gel: The investigational product is a topical anesthetic gel prepared
using Mentha piperita (Peppermint)
extract, formulated specifically
for use before infiltration
ane
Sponsors
Palak Bhaiyya
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6-12 years reporting to Department of Pediatric and preventive dentistry. Children whose parents agree to participate in the study. Informed consent from the parent. Children aged 6-12 years, requiring administration of bilateral infiltration anaesthesia. Frankl s rating 3 and 4.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children who report with extraoral swelling. Children with underlying medical conditions. Children with history of administration of analgesics. Children with special health care needs, systemic illness, anxiety disorder and needle phobia, allergy to lignocaine, abscess at the application site were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To prepare and characterize a novel Mentha piperita gel for use as a topical analgesia. To evaluate the effectiveness of Mentha piperita gel as a topical anaesthesia for dental infiltrations in children. To compare the effectiveness of Mentha piperita gel to that of commercially available 2% lignocaine gel and 20% benzocaine gel prior to intraoral injection in children. Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NATimepoint: NA | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactKrishnapriya Nene
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune
Outcome results
None listed