Comparison of a computerized anesthesia device with a traditional syringe in preschool children

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 315-320

  Allen, Keith D ^a   Kotil, Darin ^b   Larzelere, Robert E ^b   Hutfless, Susan ^c   Beiraghi, Soraya ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior management; Computerized injection; Injections; Pain behaviour; Wand

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MAXILLARY NERVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MAXILLARY NERVE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0036651548     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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