Research Article

A Novel Scale to Assess Parental Satisfaction of Dental Local Anesthetic Techniques in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Item mean scores of both groups.

ItemMean of values (IANB)Mean of values (QS)

Immediately after completing the procedure
(1) My child was not afraid of the tools used in local anesthesia2.5134.333
(2) I think that the tools used to anesthetize my child’s tooth was painful2.4604.360
(3) The information that was provided to me about the technique of anesthesia was insufficient4.1124.260
(4) All my questions were answered clearly before performing the anesthesia4.4324.229
(5) I was afraid of complications related to the anesthetic technique4.1112.980
(6) I think that my child was feeling pain during the anesthesia2.6733.740
(7) My child had no pain during the dental procedure he received after the anesthesia2.6264.111
(8) My child was happy and smiley after finishing the appointment2.7734.009
(9) When I asked my child about his feeling during the anesthesia, he/she told me that it was bad2.5604.001
(10) I think that my child’s experience with this anesthetic technique will encourage him/her to treat his/her teeth in the future2.9134.211
(11) I think that my child will be against coming to the dental clinic next time.2.7333.987
(12) I have no objection to pay extra expenses to comfort my child and to avoid hurting him/her3.2113.999
(13) I think that using this technique of anesthesia is considered as unnecessary welfare3.8754.001
(14) I think that this technique of anesthesia decreased my child’s dental fear2.5554.230
(15) I will not repeat my child’s experience once again for me or for my children2.6774.325

One day after the anesthesia
(16) There was no lip biting to be reported after the anesthesia3.0114.310
(17) There was no ulcer that could complain my child after anesthesia2.9764.221
(18) Eating after the anesthesia was annoying to my child2.9874.122
(19) My child did complain some disturbance from the area of anesthesia2.6544.299
(20) I will not recommend others to use this technique of anesthesia for their children2.6774.289