Use of EMLA®: is it an injection free alternative?
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- Published by MRE Press in Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
- Vol. 25 (3) , 215-219
- https://doi.org/10.17796/jcpd.25.3.hn62713500418728
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the use of Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA) for various clinical procedures such as extraction of the mobile primary teeth, root stumps as well as pulpal therapy procedures in the primary teeth. Thirty children in need of routine dental procedures were selected and procedures were done under a single anesthesia of EMLA. Pain perception and the effectiveness of anesthesia were evaluated with the Eland's color scale and Lickert's scale respectively. Results showed that use of EMLA could to some extent eliminate the use of the needle in the procedures performed especially in pediatric dentistry.Keywords
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