International journal of paediatric dentistry
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Int J Paediatr Dent · Nov 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialLidocaine 20% patch vs lidocaine 5% gel for topical anaesthesia of oral mucosa.
Topical anaesthetics are important to provide pain control at dental injection. ⋯ Good pain control can reduce the patients' anxiety level--expressed in heart rate--at the second appointment. The patch and gel seem to provide similar pain reduction at needle stick and injection of local anaesthetics.
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Int J Paediatr Dent · Nov 2008
The clinically related predictors of dental fear in Taiwanese children.
Dental fear has been singled out as one of the most troublesome problems facing paediatric dentistry today. Children with dental fear may avoid visiting dentists; therefore, their oral health protection is often compromised. However, the aetiology of dental fear is still not entirely understood. ⋯ Children's dental fear and their anxious response during dental treatment were dynamic processes that consisted of many different factors. The direct conditioning of subjective experience of pain was more important than the objective pathway of child dental fear, and the indirect conditioning does not seem influential in this study sample.
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Int J Paediatr Dent · Sep 2008
Comparative StudyReliability and validity of the Greek version of the Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale.
The Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) is a commonly used questionnaire which measures children's dental fear. ⋯ The Greek version of the CFSS-DS appears to be reliable and valid. Further samples should include school samples, to include children who may not go to the dentist.
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Int J Paediatr Dent · Mar 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyIs it the injection device or the anxiety experienced that causes pain during dental local anaesthesia?
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of anxiety and type of dental injection, a plastic syringe or an electronic computerized device, on the pain perceived by children. ⋯ Anxiety plays an important role in the pain reaction of children, and was found to be more determinative in pain perception than the injection devices preferred.
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Int J Paediatr Dent · Sep 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyAssessment of early postoperative pain and haemorrhage in young children undergoing dental extractions under general anaesthesia.
There have been a lot of guidelines issued about dental extractions under general anaesthesia. There is a considerable body of research about the use of local anaesthetic as an adjunct. Some of this research appears to be contradictory about the use of local anaesthetic in addition to general anaesthesia in very young children. This study attempts to clarify the issue. ⋯ As use of local anaesthetic reduces bleeding without altering pain or distress in young children undergoing posterior deciduous tooth extraction, we should consider using as an adjunct to general anaesthesia.