Question · asked by 1 review
Counter-stimulation and distraction (combined) vs Conventional treatment: Self- or observational assessment of intraoperative distress/pain/acceptance of treatment during provision of LA (SEM scale, distress)
- Population
- Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
- Intervention
- Counter-stimulation and distraction (combined)
- Comparison
- Conventional treatment
- Outcome
- Self- or observational assessment of intraoperative distress/pain/acceptance of treatment during provision of LA (SEM scale, distress)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Counter-stimulation and distraction (combined) vs Conventional treatment Self- or observational assessment of intraoperative distress/pain/acceptance of treatment during provision of LA (SEM scale, distress) · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia · During LA Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental… (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes | No numeric data reported. Study authors reported lower distress values (SEM scale) for all categories in the combined counter-stimulation and distraction group; this difference was significant when compared to the… | 1 study · 78 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental treatment 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2019-05 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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