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Original Article

“To Give or Not To Give” – A Comparative Study of Pre-operative Medications as Adjuvants to Local Anaesthetic Effect during Pulp

Ishita Kukreja
Dept of Pedodontics, Sathyabama University Dental College & Hospital
Vol 3 · Issue 1 · 2016 DOI: 10.37841/jidam_2016_V3_I1_06 🔓 Open Access 📅 2016
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📝Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the effects of different medications administered to children regularly and to identify whether these medications reduce the sensation of pain during access opening and extirpation of pulp. Method: 100 children between the ages of 6 to 11 years needing pulp therapy were selected and randomly divided into five groups group 1 -Paracetamol + Ibuprofen combination, group 2 - Menfenamic acid – 100mg/250 mg, group 3 – Antibiotic – amoxicillin 125 mg/250mg, group 4 – folic acid acting as a positive control, group 5 – no medication as a negative control. Medication was administered 30 minutes before procedure. The visual analogue scale was used to score the perception of pain. Results: interestingly, the group who were not administered any medication showed significantly less experience of pain on access opening followed by the group who were administered mefenamic acid (P value >0.020). Conclusion: The findings suggest that in children, unlike in adults, the non-pharmacological means of reducing anxiety would be more effective rather then pharmacological reduction of pain.

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Kukreja I. “To Give or Not To Give” – A Comparative Study of Pre-operative Medications as Adjuvants to Local Anaesthetic Effect during Pulp. J Indian Dent Assoc Madras. 2016;3(1):23-26. DOI: 10.37841/jidam_2016_V3_I1_06
Kukreja, I. (2016). “To Give or Not To Give” – A Comparative Study of Pre-operative Medications as Adjuvants to Local Anaesthetic Effect during Pulp. Journal of Indian Dental Association Madras, 3(1), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.37841/jidam_2016_V3_I1_06
Kukreja, Ishita. "“To Give or Not To Give” – A Comparative Study of Pre-operative Medications as Adjuvants to Local Anaesthetic Effect during Pulp." Journal of Indian Dental Association Madras, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, pp. 23-26. DOI: 10.37841/jidam_2016_V3_I1_06.
Kukreja I. “To Give or Not To Give” – A Comparative Study of Pre-operative Medications as Adjuvants to Local Anaesthetic Effect during Pulp. J Indian Dent Assoc Madras. 2016;3(1):23-26. doi:10.37841/jidam_2016_V3_I1_06
Kukreja, Ishita. "“To Give or Not To Give” – A Comparative Study of Pre-operative Medications as Adjuvants to Local Anaesthetic Effect during Pulp." Journal of Indian Dental Association Madras 3, no. 1 (2016): 23-26. https://doi.org/10.37841/jidam_2016_V3_I1_06.
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