Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Pain and Anxiety in Pediatric Dentistry: Computer-Controlled vs. Traditional Anesthesia

Lead Sponsor:

Dicle University

Conditions:

Traditional Local Anesthesia

Computer-controlled Electronic Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-10 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate how different local anesthesia techniques affect pain and anxiety levels in children undergoing dental treatment. Specifically, the study compares tra...

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled clinical trial will be conducted at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University. The study will include 84 voluntary pediatric patients age...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients classified as ASA I in general systemic health
  • Children between 7 and 10 years of age
  • Absence of any syndromic condition
  • No physical or mental disability
  • No prior dental treatment experience
  • Frankl Behavior Rating Scale Class III or IV
  • Presence of carious lesions limited to less than one-third of the buccolingual distance between cusp tips on the occlusal surfaces of primary or permanent molars on both sides
  • Radiographic evidence of caries involving up to half of the dentin thickness with intact dentin at the pulp-dentin border in primary or permanent molars on both sides
  • Teeth on both sides responding positively to pulp vitality tests, with no periradicular pathology or significant widening of the lamina dura on periapical radiographs

Exclusion

  • Patients with mild or severe systemic diseases or those undergoing medical treatment
  • Patients younger than 7 or older than 10 years of age
  • Uncooperative or noncompliant patients classified as Class I or Class II according to the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale
  • Patients requiring urgent dental treatment
  • Patients with wide carious lesions extending beyond one-third of the buccolingual distance between cusp tips on the occlusal surfaces
  • Patients with carious lesions limited to less than one-third of the buccolingual width only on one side of the jaw
  • Teeth with carious lesions not reaching half of the dentin thickness on radiographic evaluation or lacking intact dentin at the pulp border
  • Teeth that do not respond positively to pulp vitality tests, or that show periradicular lesions or marked widening of the lamina dura on periapical radiographs

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07156487

Start Date

October 1 2025

End Date

March 1 2026

Last Update

September 5 2025

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Dicle University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry

Diyarbakır, Turkey (Türkiye), 21300