Computerized anesthesia delivery system vs. traditional syringe: Comparing pain and pain-related behavior in children

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 488-493

  Versloot, Judith ^a   Veerkamp, Jaap S J ^a   Hoogstraten, Johan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Dental anxiety; Dentistry; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX FACTORS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 28944447103     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2005.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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