Comparing Pre-Anesthetic Approaches in Dentistry

NCT07703553 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 192

Last updated 2026-07-14

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Summary

The main purpose of this study is to find out which pre-treatment method works best to reduce pain from dental anesthesia injections in adult patients. Researchers will compare four different approaches:

Topical numbing spray (10% lidocaine) Brief cold application (cryotherapy) A combination of both cold application and cooled numbing spray A control group Participants who need a standard local anesthesia injection for their dental treatment will be randomly assigned to one of these four groups. Right after the needle insertion, participants will rate their pain level using a simple visual scale, and their physical reactions will also be observed and scored by the researchers.

Conditions

  • Injection Site Pain
  • Pain

Interventions

DRUG

10% lidocaine spray

Topical application of 10% lidocaine spray to reduce injection pain.

OTHER

Ice Pen (Cryotherapy)

Pre-cooling the injection site using an ice pen for 60 seconds.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Harran University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-23
Primary Completion
2026-07-01
Completion
2026-07-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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