Cohort Comparison of Dental Nerve Block With Other Forms of Analgesia in Alleviating the Pain of Toothache

Toothache is a common source of pain for Emergency Department patients. There are several common ways to control the pain of toothache. But we do not know if any one of them is more effective than another. It is also possible that how we take care of your pain in the Emergency Department will influence the level of pain you experience one or two days from now. This study seeks to answer these questions.

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Key information

Conditions

Tooth Pain Facial Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Diseases Toothache

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, 12208, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

> 18 years, pain in any tooth

Exclusion criteria

duration of pain > 96 hours
oral trauma within 96 hours of presentation
facial or neck swelling
pericoronitis
visual impairment to less than finger counting within three feet

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Visual Analog Pain Scale

Time frame: Before and After treatment of tooth pain

Is there any change in patient report of pain using the Visual Analog Pain Scale before and after treatment.

Secondary outcomes

Need for additional treatment

Time frame: while in the Emergency Department

Does patient require addtional/repeated analgesia or rescue medication?

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Albany Medical College

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Registry information

Acronym: Cohort Dental

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Dec 30, 2010
Registry last updated: Mar 24, 2014

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