Compendium of continuing education in dentistry
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Compend Contin Educ Dent · Apr 2014
Comparative StudyEffects of a vibratory device on pain from anesthetic injections.
A randomized block, split-mouth design was used to determine the effectiveness of a vibratory device with topical anesthetic compared to topical anesthetic only in reducing the pain experienced during an inferior alveolar nerve block. ⋯ The use of the vibratory device and topical anesthetic significantly reduced the pain experienced during the administration of a local anesthetic injection compared with the use of topical anesthetic alone (P = 0.006).