Treatment of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis: "Viscous lidocaine and topical benzocaine should be avoided in pediatric patients because of reports of lidocaine-induced seizures in children and an association between topical benzocaine and methemoglobinemia." CHAPTER 7 Viral Infections page 223
Neville, B.W. (2016). Oral & maxillofacial pathology. (4th ed.)
Should we choose topical anesthetics in the treatment template despite this information?
Yes, you still have to include it. First, this concept is more theoretical than clinical, more towards AFK material. ACJ is based on "clinical" judgement. We still have to administer topical anesthetic for the pain. There are also many types of topical anesthetics that can be used