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Review
. 2016 Jun;16(2):81-88.
doi: 10.17245/jdapm.2016.16.2.81. Epub 2016 Jun 30.

Computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery for painless anesthesia: a literature review

Eun-Jung Kwak  1 , Nan-Sim Pang  1 , Jin-Hyung Cho  1 , Bock-Young Jung  1 , Kee-Deog Kim  1 , Wonse Park  1
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Review

Computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery for painless anesthesia: a literature review

Eun-Jung Kwak et al. J Dent Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Local anesthesia is administered to reduce pain during dental treatments, but may itself cause pain and contribute to increased dental fear. Computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery (CCLAD) is one the method to reduce patient pain during local anesthesia; it is a device that slowly administers anesthetics by using a computerized device to control the injection speed. This literature review aims to provide an objective assessment of the usefulness of CCLAD for controlling pain by reviewing papers published to date that have used CCLAD.

Keywords: Anesthetic device; Computer-controlled anesthesia; Local anesthesia; Pain.

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