Effectiveness of precooling with ethyl chloride versus honey in alleviating intra-oral injection pain in adult patients: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the study was to assess and compare the effectiveness of precooling with ethyl chloride versus honey in alleviating the pain of dental injection.

Methods

About 90 patients were recruited for this randomized controlled trial. In each of the following three groups, 30 patients were allocated: Group 1, precooling with ethyl chloride; Group 2, honey; and Group 3, control. The pain score of patients in each group was measured after injecting the dental local anesthesia using a visual analog scale. Paired t-test and multiple linear regression tests were used for statistical analysis. A p value of ⩽0.05 was considered to be as significant.

Results

The mean pain scores of participants residing in different groups were as follows: Group

SUBMITTER: Abbasi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10064462 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature