18 April 2025 : Clinical Research
Pain and Anxiety Levels During Dental Restorations in Primary Molars: INJEX Needleless System vs Traditional Syringe
Prabhadevi C. Maganur
ABDEFG 1*, Satish Vishwanathaiah ABDEFG 1, Mohammed Abdurabu Jafer ACDEFG 2, Ibtisam Moafa ACDEFG 2, Noura Alessa ACDEFG 3, Ali A. Assiry ADEFG 4, Sultan Abdulaziz Altowairqi ABEFG 5, Amani Abdu Muhammed Basheri ABEFG 5, Hanan Hussain Najmi ABEFG 6, Zainab Ali Alhazmi ABEFG 5, Shahad Mohammed Maafa ABEFG 5, Ganesh Jeevanandan ACDEF 7, Varsha Manoharan ACDEF 8
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947691
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947691
Table 4 Intragroup comparison of Wong-Baker scale during local anesthesia administration.
| SI No | Parameters | Groups | Comparisons | Median (Q1, Q3) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WBS | Conventional syringe needle | Before versus Immediately after injection | 0 (0, 2)4 (2, 6) | <0.001*** |
| Before versus during the treatment | 0 (0, 2)0 (0, 0) | 0.008** | |||
| Before versus at the end of treatment | 0 (0, 2)0 (0, 0) | <0.007*** | |||
| Immediately after injection versus during the treatment | 4 (2, 6)0 (0, 0) | <0.001*** | |||
| Immediately after injection versus at the end of treatment | 4 (2, 6)0 (0, 0) | <0.001*** | |||
| during the treatment versus at the end of treatment | 0 (0, 0)0 (0, 0) | 0.76 | |||
| 2. | WBS | INJEX | Before versus Immediately after injection | 0 (0, 0)2 (0, 2) | <0.001** |
| Before versus during the treatment | 0 (0, 0)0 (0, 0) | 1 | |||
| Before versus at the end of treatment | 0 (0, 0)0 (0, 0) | 1 | |||
| Immediately after injection versus during the treatment | 2 (0, 2)0 (0, 2) | <0.001** | |||
| Immediately after injection versus at the end of treatment | 2 (0, 2)0 (0, 0) | 0.03 | |||
| during the treatment versus at the end of treatment | 0 (0, 0)0 (0, 0) | NA | |||
| ** Significant at 0.01 level; *** significant at 0.001 level. WBS – Wong-Baker scale. | |||||