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. 2017 Oct-Dec;10(4):319-323.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1458. Epub 2017 Feb 27.

Insulin Syringe: A Gimmick in Pediatric Dentistry

Gurpreet Kour  1 , Updesh Masih  2 , Chanchal Singh  3 , Manvi Srivastava  1 , Priti Yadav  1 , Jagriti Kushwah  1
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Insulin Syringe: A Gimmick in Pediatric Dentistry

Gurpreet Kour et al. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2017 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Aim: The management of pain and anxiety in dentistry encompasses a number of procedural issues, including the delivery of anesthetic solution. One of the most important ways to manage the behavior of children is pain control. Trypanophobia is very common among dental patients and the most important goal of guidelines on behavior guidance for pediatric dental patient is to ease fear and anxiety in dental procedures in children. For the stated reasons, the purpose of the present study was to record child's pain sensation both objectively and subjectively while receiving dental local anesthesia using conventional syringes and diabetic needles.

Materials and methods: Twenty children of age group 6 to 12 years undergoing routine dental procedures participated in the study. Every child acted as one's own control, while receiving treatment on the opposite side of the same arch. Each patient was randomly assigned to receive the injection either with conventional syringe or diabetic needle for the first visit, while the injection with the other needle was administered during the second visit. Rating scales were used for objective and subjective evaluations.

Results: Statistical analysis of the measurements were made using Wilcoxon signed U test and Mann-Whitney U test which showed the mean sound, eye, motor (SEM) score difference using insulin syringe. The outcome was statistically significant when compared using the mean ranks between male and female patients with that of control group.

Conclusion: It can be concluded that diabetic syringes exhibit clinical advantage and its use in pediatric dentistry for local anesthetics (LA) infiltration can prove beneficial.How to cite this article: Kour G, Masih U, Singh C, Srivastava M, Yadav P, Kushwah J. Insulin Syringe: A Gimmick in Pediatric Dentistry. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017;10(4):319-323.

Keywords: Insulin syringe; Local anesthesia; Sound; Wong-Bakers faces rating scale.; eye; motor scale.

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Conventional and insulin syringe
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Local anesthetics administration using conventional syringe
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Local anesthetics administration using insulin syringe
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