Cohort Comparison of Dental Nerve Block With Other Forms of Analgesia in Alleviating the Pain of Toothache

Albany Medical College64 enrolled

Overview

Toothache is a common source of pain for Emergency Department patients. There are several common ways to control the pain of toothache. But we do not know if any one of them is more effective than another. It is also possible that how we take care of your pain in the Emergency Department will influence the level of pain you experience one or two days from now. This study seeks to answer these questions.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Tooth Pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * \> 18 years, pain in any tooth Exclusion Criteria: * duration of pain \> 96 hours * oral trauma within 96 hours of presentation * facial or neck swelling * pericoronitis * visual impairment to less than finger counting within three feet

Locations (1)

Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analog Pain Scale

Is there any change in patient report of pain using the Visual Analog Pain Scale before and after treatment.

Time frame: Before and After treatment of tooth pain

Secondary Outcomes

Need for additional treatment

Does patient require addtional/repeated analgesia or rescue medication?

Time frame: while in the Emergency Department

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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