NCT03921190

Should Maxillary Buccal Infiltration Anesthesia be Given in a Closed Mouth Technique?

Should Maxillary Buccal Infiltration Anesthesia be Given in a Closed Mouth Technique? - a Clinical Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Jordan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To study the patients' and dentists' perception of receiving/ administering maxillary buccal infiltration anesthesia using an open or closed mouth techniques

Detailed description

Background: Local anesthesia is an essential part of dentistry. The most commonly used technique to anesthetise maxillary posterior teeth is buccal infiltration with a local anesthetic agent. The technique described in the literature focuses on the location of injection, the direction of the needle insertion in relation to the root apex, the direction of needle bevel in relation to the cortical bone plate, the size of needle and the type and amount of the local anesthetic agent used. However, there is no mention to whether the patient should open their mouth or maintain their teeth in intercuspation during the injection procedure. Aims: This research aims to a) compare two techniques of injection (open and closed-mouth techniques) in terms of the discomfort experienced by patients during the injection procedure and b) evaluate the dentists' preference in performing either of the two techniques.

Conditions

• Anesthesia, Local
• Pain Control

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Local anesthesia	Patients scheduled for a dental procedure that requires local anesthesia will be given the injection using two 2 techniques; an open-mouth and closed-mouth techniques

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-29
• Primary completion: 2019-06-20
• Completion: 2019-06-23
• First posted: 2019-04-19
• Last updated: 2021-01-27
• Results posted: 2021-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Jordan