NCT04156334

The Effect of Local Anaesthesia Technique on the Recovery After Dental Treatment in General Anaesthesia

The Effect of Two Local Anaesthesia Techniques on the Paediatric Patient's Recovery After Dental Treatment in General Anaesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Ljubljana · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Use of local anaesthesia during full mouth dental rehabilitation under general anaesthesia is an everyday practice. It enables better control of the post-extraction bleeding and better control of physiological responses. Postoperative numbness and lip and cheek biting can be an undesired side effect. With our research, we aim to compare two different types of local anaesthesia in relation to postoperative side effects. We also aim to assess the oral health-related quality of life after treatment in general anaesthesia to enlighten how full mouth rehabilitation affects a child's life.

Detailed description

Dental treatment of children under general anaesthesia (GA) is intended for children who, for one reason or another, are unable to participate in the outpatient clinic. When extracting teeth in GA, local anaesthetics (LA) are regularly applied to control bleeding, reduce postoperative sensitivity, and to better control vital functions. The side effects of LA can be the patient's irritation due to not understanding the postoperative numbness and lip and cheek biting. The aim of our study is to determine if there is a difference between the two types of local anaesthesia (computer-controlled intraosseous anaesthesia and classical local/conductive anaesthesia) in the frequency and extent of the occurrence of side effects postoperatively. The research data would help establish a better dental extraction protocol for children under GA, which would allow for less postoperative complications.

Conditions

• Postoperative Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Extraction of teeth in general anaesthesia using either computer-controlled intraosseous anesthesia device or carpule for local anaesthesia	QuickSleeper 5 with DHT needles or carpule with periapical/nerve block needles will be used to administer local anaesthetic before teeth extraction in general anaesthesia.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-02-25
• Primary completion: 2022-06-30
• Completion: 2022-09-28
• First posted: 2019-11-07
• Last updated: 2022-11-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Slovenia