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Making Nasopalatine Blocks Comfortable: A Randomised Prospective Clinical Comparison of Pain Associated with the Injection Using an Insulin Syringe and a Standard Disposable 3 mL Syringe

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Aim

This study was conducted to compare and evaluate the pain associated with administration of Nasopalatine blocks using a disposable insulin syringe and the conventional disposable 3 mL syringe.

Materials and method

Forty patients requiring intraalveolar extractions of maxillary central incisors were randomly assigned to two groups of 20 patients each; one (Group A) received the nasopalatine block with a standard 3mL syringe and the other (Group B) received the block with an insulin syringe. Patients were asked to rate the pain associated with the injection on a visual analog scale (VAS) and the results were analysed using a Chi Square Test.

Results

The mean VAS score for Group A and B was 1.55 and 1 respectively. Chi Square value was calculated to be 8.603 (degree of freedom= 3, P value= 0.0351). There were no differences in the effectiveness of anesthesia between the groups.

Conclusion

Pain associated with administration of the nasopalatine blocks may be significantly mitigated by using the Insulin syringe.

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  1. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, People’s College Of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, 462037, India

    Sundararaman Prabhu, Syed Faizel & Vedant Pahlajani

  2. People’s College Of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, 462037, India

    Shweta Jha Prabhu

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Prabhu, S., Faizel, S., Pahlajani, V. et al. Making Nasopalatine Blocks Comfortable: A Randomised Prospective Clinical Comparison of Pain Associated with the Injection Using an Insulin Syringe and a Standard Disposable 3 mL Syringe. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 12, 436–439 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-012-0412-4

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