A Comparative Study to Evaluate Pain Perception in Children Using Comfort Control Injection System and Insulin Syringe: An in Vivo Study

Background: Pain experienced during dental procedures evolves into negative attitude towards dentistry, which is projected as anxiety and fear of the child. Administration of local anesthesia (L.A) although an intervention to render painless procedures, in itself causes pain by its conveyance. Wand® (Milestone Scientific, Livingston, NJ, USA) is a system introduced to decrease soreness in the course of anesthetic conveyance. Owing to the sparse information comparing conventional systems with those of Wand, the present study evaluated pain related behavior in children exhibiting pre-assessed variant levels of anxiety midst administration of local anesthesia. Aim: To correlate pain related behavior amidst delivery of local anesthesia using conventional syringe and the Wand® STA system in children exhibiting variant anxiety levels. Methodology: The In vivo study embodied 32 children aged between 6 to 8 years. The volunteered participants were pre-categorized into low and high anxiety using the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale. They were further divided using the SNOSE technique – receiving L.A the conventional syringe (group A) and those receiving L.A using the C.C.L.A.D (group B). Pain reactions and perceptions to the two delivery methods were calculated using subjective scales and objective physiological parameters. Results: Comparing pain perception in pre-assessed anxiety categories affirmed a remarkable difference with the use of C.C.L.A.D and appeared to bestow effortless, pain-free delivery over the traditional cartridge delivery. Conclusion: C.C.L.A.D builds a refined acclivity for dispersal of the solution, ergo an utilitarian tool in pediatric dentistry.

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PS111. A comparative study of fluoxetine and ketamine on quinolinic acid: An in vivo study in rats

The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology ◽

10.1093/ijnp/pyw043.111 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (Suppl_1) ◽

pp. 38-38

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Quinolinic Acid ◽

In Vivo Study

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Review of possible predictors for pain perception with class 1–5 cavity preparations using Er,Cr:YSGG laser: a retrospective clinical in vivo study

Lasers in Dental Science ◽

10.1007/s41547-017-0001-4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 9-21

Author(s):

Marina Polonsky ◽

Norbert Gutknecht ◽

Rene Franzen

Keyword(s):

Pain Perception ◽

In Vivo Study ◽

Class 1

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Effectiveness of Antianxiety Drugs on Postoperative Pain Perception After Implant Placement: An In Vivo Study

Journal of Advanced Oral Research ◽

10.1177/2320206820981485 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 144-152

Author(s):

Minal Gopal Tulsani ◽

Dhanraj Ganapathy ◽

Divya Rupawat ◽

Sanjana Devi

Keyword(s):

Postoperative Pain ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Pain Perception ◽

Anxiety Level ◽

In Vivo Study ◽

Implant Placement ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Group A ◽

Group B

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of midazolam and zolpidem on postoperative pain perception in patients undergoing implant placement. Materials and Methods: In the present in vivo study 60 patients undergoing implant placement were selected based on the inclusion criteria framed and were randomly allocated using sequentially numbered, opaque, and sealed envelope (SNOSE) method into 3 groups with 20 patients each after obtaining informed consent. Group A was the control group, Group B received midazolam 7.5 mg 30 minutes before the procedure. Group C received zolpidem 5 mg 30 minutes before the procedure. The anxiety level of patients was recorded using the Corah scale and postoperative pain was recorded after 2 hours of implant placement using the VAS scale. Statistical analysis was done using analysis of variance (ANOVA), one-way multivariate analysis of variance (one-way MANOVA), and then Tukey’s Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) test for comparison among groups at the 0.05 level of significance. Results: Group A had a mean anxiety level of 16 ± 1.451, Group B had a mean anxiety level of 11.2 ± 2.858, and Group C had a mean anxiety level of 13 ± 2.9019 and a statistically significant difference between the groups was observed ( P < .05). The mean for the postoperative pain perception for Group A was 6.8 ± 1.1965, for Group B was 3.8 ± 1.3611, and Group C was 5 ± 1.451 and a statistically significant difference between the groups was observed ( P < .05). Conclusion: This study concluded that both midazolam and zolpidem significantly reduced anxiety levels and postoperative pain in patients undergoing implant placement.

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