title: Four types of topical anaesthetic agents: evaluation of clinical effectiveness.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tulga
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mutlu
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001566:Benzocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D003992:Dibucaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005782:Gels / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011318:Prilocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013748:Tetracaine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D005782:Gels; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D011318:Prilocaine; D013748:Tetracaine; D008012:Lidocaine; D003992:Dibucaine; D001566:Benzocaine