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2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Pain control and patient management

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Counter-stimulation or distraction vs Conventional treatment

Intraoperative pain · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia

It is very uncertain whether counter-stimulation or distraction changes self- or observational assessment of intraoperative… compared with conventional treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental treatment 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Immediately before or during LA
RR 0.12 [0.04, 0.34]
1 study · 134 participants
Very low

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

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental treatment 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
During LA
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