PAIN-REDUCING EFFICACY OF ANESTETIC SPRAY VERSUS COMPRESSION TO REDUCE THE PAIN DURING TOPICAL INJECTION IN PALATAL ZONE

S.R. Tari¹, R. Scarano¹, F. Lorusso¹ , P. Scarano¹

¹ Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

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Annals of Stomatology 2023 January-April; 3(1): 24-29
https://doi.org/10.69129/stomatol/2023v3iss1_3

Received: 29 January 2023 Accepted: 6 March 2023

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Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the pain-reducing efficacy of xylocaine spray versus compression to reduce pain during topical anesthetic in the palatal zone. Thirty healthy individuals in the palatal area who needed local anesthesia participated in this comparative study. Male and female patients who consented to treatment between the age groups of 24–65 years with at least one posterior maxillary tooth extraction. All subjects provided signed informed consent. Exclusion criteria were as follows: smoking and malignant tumors. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: Group A: 15 patients treated with xylocaine spray; Group B: 15 with local compression. Pain during injection and procedure satisfaction grades were recorded with a visual analog scale (VAS). The patients’ perceptions were scored through the SEM score. No significant differences in patient perceptions and clinical pain were associated with the pre-anesthesia techniques (p>0.05). No differences regarding procedure satisfaction were detected between the xylocaine spray vs. pressure groups (p>0.05). Within the limits of the present investigation, the xylocaine spray and pressure procedure were effective for pain distress control during palatine local anesthesia.

Keywords: anesthetic spray, compression, pain, palate, tooth extraction, xylocaine