The effect of vibration on pain during local anaesthesia injections

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-100

  Nanitsos, E ^a   Vartuli, R ^a   Forte, A ^b   Dennison, P J ^b   Peck, Christopher C ^b  

^a University of Sydney ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gate control theory; Local anaesthesia; Pain; Vibration

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350342011     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2009.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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