NCT00846690

Comparative Efficacy of 20% Benzocaine Versus TAC Alternate Gel

Comparative Efficacy of 20% Benzocaine Versus TAC Alternate Gel for Control of Pain of Dental Needle Insertion in the Palate

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The project is a study comparing the effectiveness of two topical anesthetics for control of pain associated with dental needle insertion in the palatal mucosa. A standard dental topical anesthetic (20% benzocaine) will serve as an "active" control and will be compared to a combination topical anesthetic, consisting of 20% lidocaine, 4% tetracaine and 2% phenylephrine (TAC Alternate Gel, Compounding Arts Pharmacy, Lafayette, LA).

Conditions

• Dental Pain
• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	benzocaine	20% benzocaine., topical placement onto site, minimal amount, for 1 minute
DRUG	TAC alternate gel	use 1 pump, place topically onto site, leave for 1-3 minutes

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-03-01
• Completion: 2009-05-01
• First posted: 2009-02-19
• Last updated: 2009-02-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States