The results suggested equivalence in success rates for both anaesthetic techniques during treatment.

ObjectivesThis study assessed the association between soft drink consumption, gastric reflux, dental erosion, and obesity among special care children.Materials and methodsA total of 350 special care children (male‐131, female‐219) mean age of 12.6 (± 2.6) years were included. Detection of dental erosion was performed according to the World Health Organization criteria. The medical evaluation assessed body mass index (BMI). With appropriate sample weighting, relationships between dental erosion prevalence and obesity were assessed using multivariable logistic regression.ResultsOverall prevalence of dental erosion was 36%. Mean BMI for entire study population was 24.7 (± 7.8). Regression analysis showed strong association between dental erosion prevalence and consumption of soft drinks (adjusted odds ratio = 1.8; 95% CI = 0.71‐2.92, P < .05), bulimia (adjusted odds ratio = 2.27; 95% CI = 0.99‐4.28, P < .001), and gastric reflux (adjusted odds ratio = 2.24; 95% CI = 0.82‐4.1, P < .001). Bivariate analysis showed high prevalence of dental erosion among obese children compared to children with normal weight (P = .04).ConclusionThe present study demonstrated a significant association between dental erosion prevalence and consumption of soft drinks and gastric reflux among special care children.

There is low quality evidence suggesting that both articaine as infiltration and lidocaine IAD nerve blocks presented the same efficacy when used for routine dental treatments, with no difference between patient self-reported pain between articaine and lidocaine during treatment procedures. Yet, significantly less pain post-procedure was reported following articaine injections. There was no difference in the occurrence of adverse events between articaine and lidocaine injections following treatment in paediatric patients.

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