This split mouth randomized control trial is designed as to compare the effectiveness of the buccal infiltration technique with the gold standard inferior alveolar nerve block in anesthetizing mandibular second primary molars to undergoing pulpal treatment. patient will be videotaped during pulpal treatment of their teeth and an accessing pain will be through an objective pain scale (SEM scale), (sound-eye-motor scale). the patient will be asked to fill in a subjective Wong Baker pain scale for the pain suffered during injecting the local anesthetic agent in both techniques.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
an anesthetic technique using 4% articaine anesthetic solution
anesthetic technique using 4% articaine anesthetic solution
pain experienced by child during pulpal treatment
sound-eye-motor
Time frame: one week
time needed for numbness
stop watch
Time frame: one week
pain experienced by the child due to needle prick
Wong Baker facial pain scale
Time frame: one week
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