Journal of dentistry
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Journal of dentistry · Dec 2009
Comparative StudyAdapting the diagnostic definitions of the RDC/TMD to routine clinical practice: a feasibility study.
The Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) is a well-known diagnostic tool for clinical trials on TMD. ⋯ It was concluded that the CEP-TMD's diagnosis is comparable to the RDC/TMD thus providing a convenient and intuitive approach for dentists to physically diagnose TMD in clinical practice. The well-established RDC/TMD remains the gold standard for research diagnosis of TMD.
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The aim of this study was to study the relationship between anxiety and pain felt during a dental injection in a sample of 'normal' patients about to undergo 'invasive' dental treatment. ⋯ Pain felt during dental injections is dependent on dental anxiety, fear of dental pain, fear for the injection, gender and amount of injection fluid (rather than the use of surface anesthesia). In other words, some patients are expected to feel elevated levels of pain during dental injection and would benefit from extra attention and care from the dentist.
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Journal of dentistry · Aug 2007
Functional and psychosocial impact related to specific temporomandibular disorder diagnoses.
Comparing the level of impaired oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in patients with a specific temporomandibular disorder (TMD) diagnosis to general population subjects unaffected by TMD to derive the unique functional and psychosocial impact due to TMD. ⋯ All TMD axis I diagnoses have significant impact on OHRQoL. Subjects with pain-associated conditions present higher scores than those without pain. Patients with two pain-related diagnoses have more impaired OHRQoL than subjects with one diagnosis.
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Journal of dentistry · Nov 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of clove and benzocaine versus placebo as topical anesthetics.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the natural herb clove can replace benzocaine as a topical anesthetic. ⋯ Clove gel might possess a potential to replace benzocaine as a topical agent before needle insertion.
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Journal of dentistry · Jul 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of intraoral topical anesthetics in children.
The literature reports mixed results regarding the efficacy of intraoral topical anesthetics. Only a few studies have been performed in children. Some non-placebo controlled studies have been carried out to compare the efficacy in reducing children's injection pain between different topical anesthetics ⋯ While the secondary variables point to a benefit of the topical anesthetics Gingicain Spray and Gingicaine Topical Anesthetic compared to placebo, the results of the primary variables showed no differences in effectiveness of topical anesthetics and their corresponding placebos.