Effectiveness of dental local analgesia among children for dental extractions
Effectiveness of 4% Articaine with 1:100,000 adrenaline in achieving local analgesia through buccal infiltration for dental extraction in the upper jaw among children.
Dental Health Services Western Australia
50 participants
Mar 2, 2010
Interventional
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Summary
The aim of the study is to determine if adequate local analgesia can be obtained to undertake dental extractions of permanent teeth in the upper jaw among children by buccal administration of local analgesia only without the need for palatal administration of local analgesia.
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Interventions
Comparison of the effectiveness of 4% Articaine with 1:100,000 adrenaline compared with Lignocaine 2% with 1:100,000 adrenaline in achieving local analgesia for dental extractions in the upper jaw among children when delivered as buccal infiltration only adjacent to the tooth to be extracted. Dosage of local anaesthetic limited to 5mg/kg body weight, to a maximum of 2.2ml cartridge of local anaesthetic. Supplementation with Lignocaine 2% permitted for palatal analgesia, dosage not to exceed 5mg/kg body weight. Mode of administration: buccal infiltration injection. Type of anaesthetic used (test or control) for one side of the mouth determined by random allocation.
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ACTRN12610000889055