Open AccessA randomized placebo-controlled trial to evaluate a novel noninjectable anesthetic gel with thermosetting agent during scaling and root planing in chronic periodontitis patients
Author(s) -
MM Dayakar,
S. M. F. Akbar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.168823
Subject(s) - medicine , scaling and root planing , placebo , randomized controlled trial , thermosetting polymer , chronic periodontitis , dentistry , anesthetic , anesthesia , periodontitis , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , chemistry , organic chemistry
To study the efficacy of a noninjectable anesthetic gel with a thermosetting agent in the reduction of pain during scaling and root planing (SRP) in untreated chronic periodontitis patients.