Clinical evaluation of transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation for pain control during tooth preparation

Quintessence International

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 603-608

  Öztaş, Nurhan ^a   Ölmez, Ayşegül ^a   Yel, Banu ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TOOTH PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CHILD; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TOOTHACHE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031217716     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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