Patient evaluation of a novel non-injectable anesthetic gel: A multicenter crossover study comparing the gel to infiltration anesthesia during scaling and root planing

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1471-1478

  van Steenberghhe, Danniel ^a   Bercy, Pierre ^b   De Boever, Jan ^c   Adriaens, Patrick ^d   Geers, Lut ^d   Hendrickx, Elke ^d   Adriaenssen, Christian ^d   Rompen, Eric ^e   Malmenäs, Maria ^f   Ramsberg, Joakim ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d University of Liège ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, injection; Anesthesia, local; Comparison studies; Cost benefit analysis; Gels; Multicenter studies; Pain prevention and control; Periodontitis therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLUCOSE; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIZZINESS; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GEL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; INJECTION PAIN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX DISEASE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TASTE DISORDER; UNPLEASANT SENSATION;

EID: 19944361817     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2004.75.11.1471     Document Type: Article

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