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Articaine efficacy in primary second molar anesthesia

The anesthetic effectiveness of mandibular buccal infiltration with articaine compared to mandibular block anesthesia with lidocaine in pulpotomy of second primary molars.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015042321484N2
Enrollment
46
Registered
2015-10-06
Start date
2015-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Local anaesthesia. Local anaesthetics

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group: Before treatment, benzocaine 20% topical anesthetic gel (Benzotop-DFL.Industria e Comercio) will be applied on dried oral mucosa in injection site area with cotton
Treatment - Other
Intervention Group: Before treatment, benzocaine 20% topical anesthetic gel (Benzotop-DFL.Industria e Comercio) will be applied on dried oral mucosa in injection site area with cotton roll for 1 min
Control group: Before treatment, benzocaine 20% topical anesthetic gel (Benzotop-DFL. Industria e Comercio) will be applied on dried oral mucosa in injection site area with cotton roll for 1 minute

Sponsors

Investigator
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Days to 8 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 5-8 years old subject (Children under 5 years will be excluded from trial because of problem in communication and differentiation between pain and other negative reaction. children older than 8 years will be excluded because of possible physiologic root resorption); Children that consider as cooperative in pre-study visit (According to frankle scale for behaviors classified as Class 3: child is cooperative, but somewhat reluctant/ shy; Class 4: child is completely cooperative and even enjoys the experience); Two mandibular primary second molars that needs pulpotomy treatment; No history of allergic reaction to local anethetics and sulfites; No systemic disease that don not let the dentist treat under local aneshtesia; No pain killer taken for at least 24 hour before treatment. Exclusion criteria: subjects did not satisfy the inclusion criteria; History of spontaneous or nocturnal pain; gingival abscess or sinus tract; Radiographic sign of PDL widening, reduction in supporting bone density, furcation radiolucency or pathologic root resorption.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain during pulpotomy treatment. Timepoint: During intervention. Method of measurement: Modified Taddio’s behavioural pain scale.;Child sensation during injection. Timepoint: During intervention. Method of measurement: Wong–Baker FACES pain rating scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
-. Timepoint: -. Method of measurement: -.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr.zahra khosravi

Pediatric department of dentistry faculty-tehran university of medical sciences

zahrakhosrav@gmail.com+98 214289404

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 24, 2026