Vibrating toothbrush, ice, or topical anesthetic agent to reduce pain of local anesthetic injection in 5- to 12-year-old children undergoing dental procedures — a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Application of topical anesthetic agent prior to injection is the most commonly used method to control initial needle penetration pain of local anesthetic injection. Ice and vibration stimulus application are other nonpharmacologic methods used to reduce painful sensations of inj...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-06-01
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Series: | Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42077-023-00347-1 |