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. 2011 Jan;2(1):27-30.
doi: 10.4103/0976-237X.79305.

Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of electronic dental anesthesia with 2% lignocaine in various minor pediatric dental procedures: A clinical study

Abhishek Dhindsa  1 , I K Pandit, Nikhil Srivastava, Neeraj Gugnani
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Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of electronic dental anesthesia with 2% lignocaine in various minor pediatric dental procedures: A clinical study

Abhishek Dhindsa et al. Contemp Clin Dent. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

One of the most distressing aspects of dentistry for pediatric patients is the fear and anxiety caused by the dental environment, particularly the dental injection. The application and induction of local anesthetics has always been a difficult task, and this demands an alternative method that is convenient and effective. Electronic dental anesthesia, based on the principal of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), promises to be a viable mode of pain control during various pediatric clinical procedures. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of TENS and to compare its efficacy with 2% lignocaine during various minor pediatric dental procedures. Pain, comfort and effectiveness of both the anesthetics were evaluated using various scales and no significant difference was observed between 2% lignocaine and TENS in the various pain scales, while TENS was perceived to be significantly effective in comfort and efficacy as judged by the operator and quite comfortable as judged by the patient himself/herself.

Keywords: 2% lignocaine; comfort and efficacy; electronic dental anesthesia/TENS; pain scales.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Electronic dental anesthesia/transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation and its application during various minor dental procedures
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Mean value for pain comparing the two anesthetics in relation to the visual analogue scale
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Mean value for pain comparing the two anesthetics in relation to the verbal pain scale
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Figure 4
Mean value of comfort and efficacy in comparing the two anesthetics in relation to Lickert's scale
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