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Computerized anesthesia delivery system vs. traditional syringe: comparing pain and pain‐related behavior in children
Author(s) -
Versloot Judith,
Veerkamp Jaap S. J.,
Hoogstraten Johan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2005.00252.x
Subject(s) - syringe , anesthesia , crying , anxiety , local anesthesia , medicine , syringe driver , distress , muscle tension , physical therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry
The aim of this study was to compare the behavioral reaction of children who receive local anesthesia with a traditional syringe with the behavioral reaction of children who receive local anesthesia with a computerized device (Wand) and to differentiate between the reactions of highly anxious children with those displaying low anxiety. One hundred and twenty‐five children aged 4–11 yr were randomly allocated to receive local anesthesia with the Wand or a traditional injection. Parents completed the Dental Subscale of the Children's Fear Survey Schedule (CFSS‐DS). Two independent observers scored videotapes of the anesthesia in 15‐s intervals. The occurrence of muscle tension, crying, verbal protest, movement, and resistance was registered and a score was given on the Venham distress scale. The mean injection time with the Wand was four times as long as with the traditional syringe. During the first 15 s of the injection, low‐anxious children receiving local anesthesia with the Wand displayed less muscle tension, less verbal protest and less movement than children receiving local anesthesia with the traditional syringe. Within the high‐anxious group no differences were found. It was concluded that low‐anxious children seem to benefit from the use of the Wand instead of the traditional syringe in receiving local anesthesia.