Pulsed Nd: YAG Laser Induces Pulpal Analgesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 91, Issue , 2012, Pages S79-S84

  Chan, A ^a   Armati, P ^a   Moorthy, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sydney Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (Australia)

Author keywords

anesthesia; biophotonics; dental fear; lasers; pain; pediatric dentistry

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL SURGERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLID STATE LASER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BICUSPID; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP TEST; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRILOCAINE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 84864118852     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034512447947     Document Type: Article

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