Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021)
Articles

Comparative Evaluation of Pain Perception by Vibration Anesthesia and Precooling of Anesthesia Site during Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures - An in Vivo Study

Published 2021-08-02

Abstract

Aim: The study was aimed to comparatively evaluate the effectiveness of cooling the anesthetic sites and using Vibraject™ on the pain perception of pediatric patients while administration of local anesthesia in the patients undergoing dental treatment.

Methodology: A total of 20 children aged 4 and 12 years who reported in Department of Pedodontics, Yogita dental college and hospital for dental treatment were selected. In the first appointment, ice application (IA) on anesthesia site and anesthesia was administered by conventional syringe. On opposite side of the same dental arch on the later visit anesthesia was administered by using Vibraject™ (VA). The behavior of child was evaluated using the sound, eye, and motor (SEM) scale during the administration of an inferior alveolar nerve block, and the results were correlated between vibration anesthesia and pre cooling of the anesthesia site. The analysis of variance was used to perform the statistical analysis of the results (ANOVA).

Results: For the VA and IA classes, there were no major variations in the values of the sound, eye, and motor components within the groups (P>0.05). In the IA party, all three components of the SEM were consistently lower than in the VA group (P<0.05).

Conclusion: In pediatric patients, pre-cooling the anesthetic site was effective in eliminating pain. Even though both the techniques VibrajectTM , and ice tubes used were effective in decreasing the pain perception during the  during local anesthesia