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Effectiveness of 5 % EMLA cream versus 20 % benzocaine gel as topical anesthetics in dentistry
Joint Authors
al-Jananim, Muna
al-Sakarnah, Basmah
Rahamnah, Anwar
al-Hammuri, Iman
al-Wishah, Muin
Source
Journal of the Royal Medical Services
Issue
Vol. 24, Issue 2 (31 Aug. 2017), pp.41-47, 7 p.
Publisher
The Royal Medical Services Jordan Armed Forces
Publication Date
2017-08-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective: To investigate the difference in effectiveness of Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA) and Benzocaine as a topical anesthetic in palatal injection Methods: Forty volunteers from dental department at Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein Military Hospital participated in the study.
5% EMLA cream or 20% Benzocaine gel were applied to either side of the hard palate opposite the maxillary first premolars.
A short needle was inserted at site of topical anesthetic application at 3, 6 and 9 minutes until it touches the bone and the volunteers assisted the pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS) where 0 indicated "no pain" and 10 indicated "unbearable pain" Results: EMLA found to be associated with less pain than Benzocaine at all applied times and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05).
There was no significant difference between inter-groups of EMLA or between those of Benzocaine.
EMLA found to be associated with less VAS values than Benzocaine and the difference was statistically significant Conclusion: 5% EMLA was more effective than 20% Benzocaine gel as a topical anesthetic agent in palatal injection
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Wishah, Muin& al-Jananim, Muna& al-Sakarnah, Basmah& Rahamnah, Anwar& al-Hammuri, Iman. 2017. Effectiveness of 5 % EMLA cream versus 20 % benzocaine gel as topical anesthetics in dentistry. Journal of the Royal Medical Services،Vol. 24, no. 2, pp.41-47.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Wishah, Muin…[et al.]. Effectiveness of 5 % EMLA cream versus 20 % benzocaine gel as topical anesthetics in dentistry. Journal of the Royal Medical Services Vol. 24, no. 2 (Aug. 2017), pp.41-47.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-808227
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Wishah, Muin& al-Jananim, Muna& al-Sakarnah, Basmah& Rahamnah, Anwar& al-Hammuri, Iman. Effectiveness of 5 % EMLA cream versus 20 % benzocaine gel as topical anesthetics in dentistry. Journal of the Royal Medical Services. 2017. Vol. 24, no. 2, pp.41-47.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-808227
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 45-47
Record ID
BIM-808227