Four types of topical anaesthetic agents: evaluation of clinical effectiveness

J Clin Pediatr Dent. 1999 Spring;23(3):217-20.

Abstract

In this study, four anesthetic agents of different forms and contents, namely: EMLA 5% Cream (lidocaine 2.5 percent, prilocaine 2.5 percent), Vision-Gel (benzocaine 20 percent), Anesthetic Tabs (tetracaine hydrochloride 0.68 mg, cincocain hydrochloride 0.02 mg), Xylocaine 10% aerosol (lidocaine 10 percent) were evaluated in terms of effectiveness in decreasing the intra-oral injection pain. Six groups each consisting of 20 children were constituted from 120 children aged between 10-15 years. The responses of the patients to the pain were evaluated using a visual analogue scale. Consequently, of all the other anesthetic agents used in the present study, Vision Gel was observed to be the most effective.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Adolescent
  • Anesthesia, Dental*
  • Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage*
  • Benzocaine / administration & dosage
  • Child
  • Dibucaine / administration & dosage
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Facial Pain / etiology
  • Facial Pain / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Gels / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Injections / adverse effects
  • Lidocaine / administration & dosage
  • Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination
  • Male
  • Pain Measurement
  • Prilocaine / administration & dosage
  • Tetracaine / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Gels
  • Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination
  • Prilocaine
  • Tetracaine
  • Lidocaine
  • Dibucaine
  • Benzocaine