The effect of ice pack application on the degree of pain experienced by school age children prior to administration of injectable anesthesia during first tooth extraction

Date of Completion

1996

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Pain Management, Children, Injections, Anesthesia, Tooth Extraction

Abstract

Determine the degree of pain experienced by school age children with or without an ice pack application prior to administration of injectable anesthesia during tooth extraction. Also, to find out if there is a significant difference on the degree of pain experienced by school age children with or without an icepack application prior to administration of injectable anesthesia during tooth extraction. Likert rating scale (Facial Response) was used to measure the degree of pain experienced by school age children ranging from seven to twelve years old, both male and female who undergo first tooth extraction at three selected at three selected dental clinics in Indang, Cavite. The total subjects were thirty: fifteen for experimental and fifteen for control group. Statistical treatment used were frequency counts, percentage, and chi-square test. Based on the data gathered, the findings of the study proved that the degree of pain experienced by school age children prior to administration of injectable anesthesia was related to the application of icepack. Those children with related to the application have a lower degree of pain compared with those respondents without icepack application. Based on the findings the researchers, therefore conclude that there is a significant difference on the degree of pain experienced by school age children with or without icepack application prior to administration of injectable anesthesia during their first tooth extraction.

Comments

Call Number: TH NM 96 19

Location: Research Commons

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