Efficacy of Pressure Massage and Topical Gel on Pain During Intra Oral Injections

Summary

Eighty patients with inclusion criteria will participate in this studyEach patient will receive an injection in one of the following groups according to the random number table: 1. Group TPMB: Topical pressure and massage with an Inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) 2. Group TGB: Topical gel of 20% Benzocain (Master-Dent, Monroe, NC) with IANB 3. Group TPMI: Topical pressure and massage with a maxillary anterior infiltration (MAI) 4. Group TGI: Topical gel with a MAI. Immediately after the injection, patients will be asked to record the amount of pain they felt during needle penetration and injection using VAS form.Data will be analyzed using ANOVA and t-test.

Timeline

Start

2016-02

Primary completion

2017-12

Completion

2018-04

Drugs

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