Banka Aanchal, Gulati Ruchi, R Durga, Arya Ashtha, P Abarna, Mk Shemna, Surana Pratik
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751024, India.
Department of Dentistry, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Bioinformation. 2024 Jul 31;20(7):781-784. doi: 10.6026/973206300200781. eCollection 2024.
The administration of local anesthesia constitutes one of the most anxiety-inducing and painful stimuli in pediatric dentistry. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of vibrating device in comparison to the conventional method for mitigating discomfort while administration of local anesthesia. A total of 30 children aged between 6 and 10 years, requiring local anesthesia for routine dental treatment, were allocated into two groups: a control group and an experimental group, with 15 children in each cohort. In the experimental group, a vibrating device was concurrently placed over the cheek during the administration of the local anesthesia. Pain and discomfort were assessed using both the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WBFPRS) and the FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, CONSOL ability) scale. It was observed that use of the vibrating device was found to be effective in reducing pain and discomfort during the administration of intraoral local anesthesia.
局部麻醉的实施是儿童牙科中最容易引发焦虑和带来疼痛刺激的操作之一。因此，评估振动装置与传统方法相比在减轻局部麻醉给药时不适方面的有效性具有重要意义。共有30名年龄在6至10岁之间、需要进行常规牙科治疗局部麻醉的儿童被分为两组：对照组和实验组，每组15名儿童。在实验组中，局部麻醉给药时在脸颊上同时放置一个振动装置。使用面部表情疼痛评分量表（WBFPRS）和面部、腿部、活动、哭泣、安慰能力量表（FLACC）对疼痛和不适进行评估。结果发现，使用振动装置在减少口腔内局部麻醉给药时的疼痛和不适方面是有效的。
