Efficacy of intraoral topical anesthetics in children

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 398-404

  Paschos, Ekaterini ^a   Huth, K C ^a   Benz, C ^b   Reeka Bardschmidt, A ^b   Hickel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Dental Practice for Pediatric Dentistry   (Germany)

Author keywords

anesthetic; Intraoral; placebo; RCT; topical

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES; PLACEBO; PRILOCAINE; TETRACAINE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; OINTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AEROSOLS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MOLAR; OINTMENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHARMACEUTIC AIDS; PLACEBOS; PRILOCAINE; TETRACAINE; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 33745661658     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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