Comparison between Topical and Injection Anesthetics on Pain Related to Orthodontic Miniscrew Placement: A Split-mouth Study

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to compare the anesthetic effect a lidocaine/prilocaine (L/P) topical with placebo on pain from needle sticks and L/P an infiltrative orthodontic miniscrew placement. MATERIALS METHODS Pain elimination was analyzed two interventions: (a) stick (b) insertion. When assessing stick, one side mandible received 2.5% lidocaine/2.5% prilocaine anesthetic, other placebo. evaluating placement, anesthetic. findings recorded Visual Analogue Scale after Subjective assessment by questionnaire. RESULTS significantly eliminated (Mann-Whitney test medians, 29.0 vs 0.0, respectively, p<0.001). However, injection placement better than 0.0 5.5, Eighty percent subjects felt more comfortable reported be most uncomfortable part study. CONCLUSION efficiently stick. did not completely eliminate as anesthesia, but it reduce tolerable levels. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE anesthetics can injections,