Question · asked by 1 review
Counter-stimulation or distraction vs Conventional treatment: Intraoperative pain
- Population
- Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
- Intervention
- Counter-stimulation or distraction
- Comparison
- Conventional treatment
- Outcome
- Intraoperative pain
It is very uncertain whether counter-stimulation or distraction changes self- or observational assessment of intraoperative… compared with conventional treatment (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Counter-stimulation or distraction vs Conventional treatment Self- or observational assessment of intraoperative distress/pain/acceptance of treatment during provision of LA: pain (SEM scale; any pain vs no pain) · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia · Immediately before or during LA It is very uncertain whether counter-stimulation or distraction changes self- or observational assessment of intraoperative… compared with conventional treatment (very low certainty). Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental… (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.12 [0.04, 0.34] | 1 study · 134 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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