Dental caries Oral Health Dental caries
Conditions
Interventions
We will randomly assign the subjects into 2 groups
one group (Treatment group) will receive mandibular infiltration with 4% articaine with 1:100,000 and the other group (Control group) will receive inferior alveolar nerve block with 2% lidocaine with
Sponsors
University of Leeds (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 5 to 9 years 2. Medically fit 3. Requiring extraction /restoration of primary mandibular molars teeth under local anaesthetic 4. Understand English 5. Mentally capable of communication 6. Tooth has no history of infection (abscess) or swelling and no evidence of periapical pathosis 7. The roots resorption of the primary tooth must be less than half of the root 8. Parents/guardian must give informed written consent prior to participation 9. Child must give assent form prior to participation, as well as parental consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Medically and mentally compromised children 2. History of significant behaviour management problems 3. Evidence of infection near the proposed injection site as this might affect the efficacy of local anaesthesia 4. Child does not speak English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Successful completion of treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Child perception of the treatment using specific questionnaire developed by the researcher 2. Parent perception of the treatment using specific questionnaire developed by the researcher | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed