Question · asked by 1 review
Counter-stimulation or distraction vs Conventional treatment: Adverse effects: pain on injection (solution deposition), Heft-Parker VAS 0-170 mm
- Population
- Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
- Intervention
- Counter-stimulation or distraction
- Comparison
- Conventional treatment
- Outcome
- Adverse effects: pain on injection (solution deposition), Heft-Parker VAS 0-170 mm
Counter-stimulation or distraction led to lower pain on injection (Wong-Baker Faces / TPPPS / FPS-R, after LA) compared with conventional treatment; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Counter-stimulation or distraction vs Conventional treatment Pain on injection (Wong-Baker Faces / TPPPS / FPS-R, after LA) · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia · Immediately before or during LA, Kamath 2013 (WITAUL) Counter-stimulation or distraction led to lower pain on injection (Wong-Baker Faces / TPPPS / FPS-R, after LA) compared with conventional treatment; GRADE not reported. Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental… (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -3.18 [-4.26, -2.10] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
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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