N/A
N=120
Should Maxillary Buccal Infiltration Anesthesia be Given in a Closed Mouth Technique?
Anesthesia, Local · Pain Control
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03921190 ↗Enrolled (actual)
120
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Patient Pain Perception — 32.6; 25 millimeters on a visual analogue scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Local anesthesia (Procedure)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
- Primary completion
- Jun 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Patient Pain Perception |
32.6; 25 | — |
| SECONDARY Dentist Perception of Visibility During Anesthesia Injection |
68.1; 82.6; 64.9; 83.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Dentist Preference of Performing One of the Two Techniques of Maxillary Buccal Infiltration; Open-mouth or Closed-mouth |
3; 38 | — |
Summary
To study the patients' and dentists' perception of receiving/ administering maxillary buccal infiltration anesthesia using an open or closed mouth techniques
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Adult patients (16 years old and older)
- Healthy (American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) category I or II)
- A maxillary posterior tooth (excluding third molars) referred for root canal treatment and diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis and normal apical tissues
Exclusion Criteria
- Psychological disorders
- Intraoral soft tissue abnormalities
- necrotic pulp with/ without apical pathology
- tenderness to palpation and/or percussion
- The use of analgesics in the preceding 12 hours before the appointment.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03921190). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.