Assessing Wand® local anaesthetic acceptance in young dental patients Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
Trial procedure:
1- Pre-intervention assessments
Patients will be screened for eligibility against the inclusion criteria for their age (10-16 yrs), their medical histo
Sponsors
Libyan Ministry of Education
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Paediatric patients aged 10 - 16 years 2. No previous experience of having LA delivered by the Wand® 3. Requiring dental treatment under LA 4. Good general health (American Society of Anaesthesiology ASA classification I & II) 5. Able to understand English sufficiently to complete scales/rating profiles appropriately 6. Patients and guardians willing to give informed assent/consent to participate in the study 7. Co-operative, with no indication of conscious sedation or treatment under general anaesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged below 10 or over 16 years old 2. Children unable to understand English sufficiently 3. Requiring treatment under conscious sedation or general anaesthesia 4. Children with ASA class III or over 5. Patients who have previously received dental anaesthesia using the Wand® 6. Unwilling to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured before and after dental treatment during the single visit: 1. Acceptability of local anaesthetic received using a VAS 2. Level of anxiety before using a novel questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed