The effectiveness of electronic pulsed soft tissue vibration compared with topical anaesthesia in reducing the pain of injection of local anaesthetics in adults: a randomized controlled split-mouth clinical trial

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an electronic hand-held pulsed vibration device on the pain of local analgesia (LA) injection and physiologic changes. A prospective randomized controlled clinical trial using split-mouth (crossover) design was implemented. The control-side injection was performed after using topical anaesthesia. The experimental side injection was carried out without topical anaesthesia, but with the aid of a switched-on vibration device. Overall, 332 dental LA injections were given to 166 patients for routine exodontia.

Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - July 25, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: R.G. Salma, A. Alsayeh, A.B. Maneea, F. Alrassan, A. Almarshad Tags: Randomised Controlled Trial Source Type: research