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Postoperative Pain in Children Aged From 3 to 5 Years Following Full Mouth Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia. A Cross-sectional Study. Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia

Postoperative Pain in Children Aged From 3 to 5 Years Following Full Mouth Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03739567
Enrollment
200
Registered
2018-11-14
Start date
2019-03-01
Completion date
2019-06-01
Last updated
2019-03-05

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Conditions

Post-operative Pain

Keywords

General anesthesia, clinical manifestations. .

Brief summary

the purpose of this study is monitoring Postoperative pain in Children Aged from 3 to 5 years following Full mouth Dental Rehabilitation under General Anesthesia

Detailed description

The study's investigators will record all data related to the immediate postoperative period during the child's stay in the post anesthetic recovery room (PAR). Just prior to discharge home, the child's discomfort will be measured using Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability Pain Assessment Tool (FLACC). Postoperative data is collected by the same investigator who contacted caregivers by phone at 4 postoperative times: 1, 3, 7, and 30 days after the DRGA using The Dental Questionnaire. When a participant cannot be reached on the scheduled day, the information is collected on the nearest subsequent day. The postoperative assessment included: the questioner and an inquiry about the use of medications; the child's ability to eat a regular diet; and mouth-related complaints other than dental discomfort. Dental discomfort is assessed in this study by 2 scales: the FLACC (Table 1) and The Dental Questioner (Table 2). FLACC pain assessment tool. The FLACC scale was originally developed to quantify postoperative pain in infants from 2 months old to children up to 7-years-old.(7) This scale assesses 5 aspects of behavior: (F) facial expression; (L) leg movement; (A) activity; (C) cry; and (C) consolability. The range for the total score is from 0 (no pain) to 10 (intense pain). The examiner is standardized to use of the FLACC by a PAR nurse who was experienced in scoring pain with this scale. The Dental Questioner. The questionnaire covered the following items: did the Child have pain, bleeding from dental origin, sore throat, fever, vomiting, inability to eat, sleepiness, drowsiness, cough, nausea or psychological changes?

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Cairo University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Egyptian dental children undergoing full mouth dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia (3-5 years old ) * Children selected from pediatric dentistry and dental public health department Faculty of dentistry Cairo University * Children with no developmental delay. * Children with normal physical status. * Parents who can be communicated well

Exclusion criteria

* Parents refusing participation in the study. * Parents who cannot be communicated well * Children with developmental abnormalities

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Dental Discomfort Questionnaire3 monthesNumerical Rating Pain Scale (Outcome measuring device)

Contacts

Primary Contactmarwa mostafa ahmed, B.D.S.
marwa.mostafa@dentistry.cu.edu.eg01003572429

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026