Comparison of Maximum Clinical Efficacy of Application of and Lidocaine in Gel and Spray

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy in the reduction of puncture pain after application Lidocaine gel and spray in time (5 minutes), in patients requiring treatment that included the use of posterior superior alveolar anesthesia in dental clinics of UFES
Methods: 20 patients were selected, divided into 2 groups: Lidocaine gel 2% (10) or Lidocaine spray 10 %(10). The patients received aplication of anesthetics in the time of 5 minutes, according to the side that would be anesthetized (Lidocaine gel on the right side and lidocaine spray on the left side). After performing the anesthetic technique, they were asked about a presence or absence of pain at the time of puncture and were instructed to score on a Visual Analogue Scale the degree corresponding to the intensity of the pain.
Results:
Of the patients in both group , gel and sparay lidocaine application, 90,9% reported not feeling pain at the moment of the anesthetic technique. No statistically significant difference ( p< 0,05) was found between the efficacy of the two anesthetics evaluated, ( Mann-Whitney).
Conclusions: The anesthetics Lidocaine gel and Lidocaine Spray in 5 minutes , reduce the pain of the puncture in the same magnitude , therefore, following the correct instructions of application of the products, can be reduce the pain in the puncture.