Buzzy System Compared to Topical Anaesthesia During Infiltration Injection in Children.

Cairo University70 enrolled

Overview

Aim of the study is to test the effect of Buzzy System (vibrating device) compared to topical anaesthesia on pain reduction during injection of infiltration anaesthesia in children.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Local Anaesthesia

Interventions

Buzzy SystemDEVICE

Vibrating Device

Topical anestheticDRUG

20% benzocaine gel (Opahl Topical Gel)

1.8 ml of 4% articaine hydrochloride with epinephrine 1:100,000DRUG

Local dental anesthetic agent

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 8 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children classified as cooperative or potentially cooperative according to Wright's classification of child behaviour with rating 3 (positive) or 4 (definitely positive) according to Frankl behaviour rating scale. 2. Children aged 5-8 years old. 3. Patients who need maxillary buccal infiltration anesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Children with any neurological or psychological disorders. 2. Children with known allergy to topical or local anesthetic agents. 3. Parental refusal for participation. 4. Children with previous history of local anesthesia injection.

Locations (1)

Faculty of dentistry, Cairo University

Cairo, Manial, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain Perception during local anaesthesia injection

Pain intensity directly after the injection recorded by Wong-Baker faces pain rating scale and Faces, Legs, Arms, Crying, Consolability (FLACC) scale.

Time frame: Procedure (During and immediately after the administration of local anesthesia)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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