Evaluación de eficacia de uso anestésico tópico previo a anestesia infiltrativa en niños UCSG B-2017

Abstract

Introduction: Studies have shown that pain from infiltrative anesthesia in pediatric patients in the dental practice can be managed and reduced by using the topical anesthetic previous to performing invasive procedures. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the use of topical anesthesia previous to infiltrative anesthesia according to the analogous scale of pain. Materials and methods: A descriptive observational correlation study was conducted, with a sample of 70 patients to assess the efficacy of topical anesthetic previous to infiltrative anesthesia using the pain scale and a data collection sheet recording name, clinical history, age, gender, type of topical anesthetic employee, time and topical anesthetic application technique by the operator. Results: It was shown that 38% of patients reported absence of pain due to the use of topical anesthetic, presenting significant statistical values in relation to sex, age, time and technique of application. Discussion: At ages of 4 to 6 years, there was no pain from the use of topical anesthetic in 46%. In 56% the application time of 1 to 2 minutes was effective; and in 61% the drying of the mucosa was successful prior to the application of the topical anesthetic. Conclusion: It can be concluded that age, time and topical anesthetic application technique influences the perception of pain when applying infiltrative anesthesia.