Effect of the new needle-free injection system on pain perception and dental anxiety during anesthesia: randomized controlled split-mouth study.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

Pain management is one of the most important factors affecting the success of pediatric dentistry. Therefore, new needle- and pain-free local anesthesia techniques have been developed in parallel with technological advancements. The purpose of this study is to compare the pain perception and dental anxiety levels associated with a needle-free injection system (Comfort-in™) and the classic needle method during treatment-required infiltration anesthesia in children.

Methods

This randomized controlled crossover split-mouth clinical study included 94 children who required dental treatment with local anesthesia using a dental needle or needle-free injection system for the bilateral primary molars. The Wong-Baker Scale (WBS) was used to measure pain perception at diffe

SUBMITTER: Belevcikli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9911968 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature