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. 2014 May;7(2):71-6.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1240. Epub 2014 Aug 29.

Pain Elimination during Injection with Newer Electronic Devices: A Comparative Evaluation in Children

Neha Bansal  1 , Sonali Saha  2 , Jn Jaiswal  3 , Firoza Samadi  4
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Pain Elimination during Injection with Newer Electronic Devices: A Comparative Evaluation in Children

Neha Bansal et al. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2014 May.

Abstract

Aim: The present study was taken up to clinically evaluate and compare effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) and comfort control syringe (CCS) in various pediatric dental procedures as an alternative to the conventional method of local anesthesia (LA) administration.

Materials and methods: Ninety healthy children having at least one deciduous molar tooth indicated for extraction in either maxillary right or left quadrant in age group of 6 to 10 years were randomly divided into three equal groups having 30 subjects each. Group I: LA administration using conventional syringe, group II: LA administration using TENS along with the conventional syringe, group III: LA administration using CCS. After LA by the three techniques, pain, anxiety and heart rate were measured.

Statistical analysis: The observations, thus, obtained were subjected to statistical analysis using analysis of variance (ANOVA), student t-test and paired t-test.

Results: The mean pain score was maximum in group I followed by group II, while group III revealed the minimum pain, where LA was administered using CCS. Mean anxiety score was maximum in group I followed by group II, while group III revealed the minimum score. Mean heart rate was maximum in group I followed in descending order by groups II and III.

Conclusion: The study supports the belief that CCS could be a viable alternative in comparison to the other two methods of LA delivery in children. How to cite this article: Bansal N, Saha S, Jaiswal JN, Samadi F. Pain Elimination during Injection with Newer Electronic Devices: A Comparative Evaluation in Children. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2014;7(2):71-76.

Keywords: Anxiety; Comfort control syringe; Conventional syringe; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.

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Conflict of interest: None declared

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Local anesthesia administration using conventional syringe
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Local anesthesia administration using combination of TENS and conventional syringe
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Local anesthesia administration using comfort control syringe
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Venham’s picture scale
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Wong-Baker’s facial pain scale
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