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Comparative efficacy of various topical anesthetics during dental injection in pediatric patients

Comparative efficacy of various topical anesthetics during inferior alveolar nerve block in pediatric patients: a randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11021678
Enrollment
45
Registered
2023-11-07
Start date
2023-06-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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

Conditions

Dental pain Oral Health

Interventions

Patients were randomized using the randomization online software https://www.randomizer.org/. A simple randomization method was applied to randomly allocate patients into 3 groups in a ratio of 1:1:1.

Sponsors

Damascus University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 6-10 years. 2. Healthy children. 3. Children with no previous dental experience. 4. Children requiring IANB for non-urgent dental treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children are allergic to the anesthetic agents used. 2. Children with dental abscesses and/or fascial space infections. 3. Special health care needs children.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Pulse rate assessment. Participants’ pulse rate was recorded using a finger pulse oximeter (Alpha, Prolinx GmbH) at two time points: (1) at baseline, before IANB administration. (2) Immediately after IANB administration. 2. Behavioral pain assessment scale. The face, legs, activity, cry, consolability (FLACC) behavioral pain assessment scale was recorded during IANB administration. 3. Pain rating scale. The Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale was used to gauge the pain experienced immediately after IANB administration. Children were presented with a range of faces on the scale and asked to select the one that accurately represented their pain level during the procedure.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

Syria

Contacts

Public ContactMawia Karkoutly
mawia95.karkoutly@damascusuniversity.edu.sy+963 992647528

Outcome results

None listed

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