Articaine 4% Efficacy and Safety in Extraction and Pulpotomy of Primary Molars of Children Below the Age of Four Years

Mahmoud Ahmed Mahmoud292 enrolled

Overview

compare the anaesthetic efficacy and safety for pain and behaviour for extraction or pulp therapy in primary molars in young children below four years old using 4% articaine and 2% lidocaine local anesthetics.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

292

Conditions

Pain Behavior

Interventions

Lidocain hydrochloride 2 % with epinephrineDRUG

Local anesthesia infilteration in children

Articaine chloride 4% with epinephrineDRUG

Articaine chloride 4% with epinephrine

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 6 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy children * 3-6 years * primary molar indicated for pulpotomy * body weight not less than 15 Kg Exclusion Criteria: * Intellectual problem * sever emotional problems * previous dental experience * Medically or mentally compromised children

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Intra and post operative pain

Evaluate pain during injection and treatment using FLACC (face,legs,activity, cry, consolabolity) scale

Time frame: 30-60 minutes

Behavior

Evaluate child behavior using frankl scale during treatment

Time frame: 30-60 minutes

Blood pressure

Vital signs

Time frame: 30-60 minutes

Heart rate

Vital signs

Time frame: 30-60 minutes

Respiratory rate measuring during treatment

Vital signs

Time frame: 30-60 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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