Pain Perception
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized controlled clinical study with two parallel arms, open-label. Only the evaluator, who has been previously calibrated in pain and behavior observation scales, will remain blinded.
E02.258
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Age
6 Years to 9 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6 to 9 years; without systemic impairment (information provided by guardians); ASA I and II; of both sexes; with or without experience in dental care; who need dental treatment on lower deciduous molars, under local anesthesia, including restorations with absolute isolation, endodontic treatment or extraction; patients who will be referred for care at the Supervised Internship for Children and Adolescents (ESCA) clinic, a discipline linked to the undergraduate clinic in Dentistry at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with odontogenic infection associated with systemic signs and symptoms; acute pain or dental urgency; reported history of allergy to drugs used in the research (topical anesthesia and anesthetic solution) or components of absolute isolation (in cases requiring restorative or endodontic treatment); reported history of respiratory disease; reported history of hemorrhage or problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The pain reported after using cryotherapy as a topical anesthetic is expected to be less than or equal to the pain reported after using benzocaine gel 20% as a topical anesthetic | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the child's behavior during the procedure using the Frankl Behavior Scale;Assess the anxiety of children before the procedure using the Facial Image Scale ;Assess the child's bodily reactions to the pain felt during the anesthetic puncture using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Scale | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMichely Goebel
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed