The assessment of pain sensation during local anesthesia using a computerized local anesthesia (Wand) and a conventional syringe

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 130-133

  Ram, Diana ^a   Peretz, Benjamin ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Local anesthesia; Pain; Restorative dentistry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CRYING; DENTAL SURGERY; DEVICE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAW; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYRINGE; TECHNIQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CRYING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SYRINGES;

EID: 2442432221     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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