An Approach towards Painless Administration of Local Anaesthetic Agents in Pediatric Dentistry: in Vivo Study

Three topical anesthetic agents namely Eutectic mixture of Local anesthetic 5% cream, Produit Dentaire ( 20% benzocaine) and Lignocaine 15% spray used in pediatric patients during various dental procedures requiring local anesthesia administration were evaluated in terms of onset of action and clinical efficacy for pain perception. In this study 210 patients aged between 6-14 years were randomly divided into three groups and were subjected to the test agents. The onset of action was analyzed using stop watch and dental probe and response of the patients to pain was evaluated using visual analogue scale. Results showed that Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetic agent 5% had the highest onset of action and superior in pain reduction followed by Produit Dentaire and Lignocaine Spray 15%. Clinical article (J Int Dent Med Res 2012; 5: (2), pp. 96-101)