Effect of Benzocaine 20% Topical Anesthesia on Pain Levels When Placing Separators in Children Receiving Hall Technique Crowns

Summary

The goal of this RCT is to investigate the immediate effect of benzocaine 20% topical anesthesia on initial pain and discomfort levels associated with the placement of elastomeric orthodontic separators in children who are receiving Hall Technique crowns on primary molars, among children who have attended the Pediatric Dentistry Department, Dubai Dental Hospital (DDH), Mohammed Bin Rashid University (MBRU) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Timeline

Start

2024-04-14

Primary completion

2024-12-16

Completion

2024-12-16

Publications

• Results Hussein I, Al Halabi M, Kowash M, Salami A, Ouatik N, Yang YM, Duggal M, Chandwani N, Nazzal H, Albadri S, Roberts A, Al-Jundi S, Nzomiwu C, El Shahawy O, Attaie A, Mohammed O, Al-Sane M. Use of the Hall technique by specialist paediatric dentists: a global perspective. Br Dent J. 2020 Jan;228(1):33-38. doi: 10.1038/s41415-019-1100-2.
• Results Boyd DH, Foster Page LA, Moffat SM, Thomson WM. Time to complain about pain: Children's self-reported procedural pain in a randomised control trial of Hall and conventional stainless steel crown techniques. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2023 Jul;33(4):382-393. doi: 10.1111/ipd.13059. Epub 2023 Mar 16.
• Results Lee HS. Recent advances in topical anesthesia. J Dent Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Dec;16(4):237-244. doi: 10.17245/jdapm.2016.16.4.237. Epub 2016 Dec 31.
• Results Aghababaie ST, Monteiro J, Stratigaki E, Ashley PF. Techniques for effective local anaesthetic administration for the paediatric patient. Br Dent J. 2020 Dec;229(12):779-785. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-2453-2. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
• Results Bird SE, Williams K, Kula K. Preoperative acetaminophen vs ibuprofen for control of pain after orthodontic separator placement. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2007 Oct;132(4):504-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.11.019.
• Results Farzan A, Khaleghi K. The Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy in Pain Induced by Orthodontic Separator Placement: A Systematic Review. J Lasers Med Sci. 2021 Jun 24;12:e29. doi: 10.34172/jlms.2021.29. eCollection 2021.
• Results Al-Melh MA, Nada A, Badr H, Andersson L. Effect of an Anesthetic Chewing Gum on the Initial Pain or Discomfort from Orthodontic Elastomeric Separator Placement. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2019 Nov 1;20(11):1286-1292.
• Results Eslamian L, Borzabadi-Farahani A, Edini HZ, Badiee MR, Lynch E, Mortazavi A. The analgesic effect of benzocaine mucoadhesive patches on orthodontic pain caused by elastomeric separators, a preliminary study. Acta Odontol Scand. 2013 Sep;71(5):1168-73. doi: 10.3109/00016357.2012.757358. Epub 2013 Jan 10.
• Results Meechan JG. Intraoral topical anesthesia. Periodontol 2000. 2008;46:56-79. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2008.00231.x. No abstract available.
• Results Falci SG, Marques LS. CONSORT: when and how to use it. Dental Press J Orthod. 2015 May-Jun;20(3):13-5. doi: 10.1590/2176-9451.20.3.013-015.ebo. No abstract available.
• Results Garrocho-Rangel A, Ruiz-Rodriguez S, Gaitan-Fonseca C, Pozos-Guillen A. Randomized Clinical Trials in Pediatric Dentistry: Application of Evidence-Based Dentistry through the CONSORT Statement. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2019;43(4):219-230. doi: 10.17796/1053-4625-43.4.1. Epub 2019 May 16.
• Results Eslamian L, Kianipour A, Mortazavi SAR. The Analgesic Efficacy of 5% Naproxen Gel for Pain Associated with Orthodontic Separator Placement: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial. Anesth Pain Med. 2017 Mar 8;7(2):e42708. doi: 10.5812/aapm.42708. eCollection 2017 Apr.
• Sura SK, Kowash M, Salami A, Al Halabi M, Khamis AH, Hussein I. Procedural Pain, Hall Technique Crowns and Separators: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Pilot Feasibility Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2026 Mar;19(3):357-367. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-3466. Epub 2026 Mar 2.

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Indications

No indication recorded.