What do systematic reviews say?

Intraligamental injection local anaesthetic vs no treatment

• Intraoperative local anaesthesia for reduction of postoperative pain following general anaesthesia for dental… 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Anand 2005 used the Venham Picture Scale but, owing to the split-mouth design, postoperative anxiety could not be compared between the LA and no-treatment sides
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Infiltration injection local anaesthetic vs no treatment or placebo

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Intraoperative local anaesthesia for reduction of postoperative pain following general anaesthesia for dental… 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
  None of the studies reported on postoperative anxiety
  0 studies
  No studies found

Infiltration injection LA and intraligamental injection LA (3-arm) vs no treatment

• Intraoperative local anaesthesia for reduction of postoperative pain following general anaesthesia for dental… 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Postoperative anxiety (Venham Picture Test) measured in 52 children; not statistically significantly different among the three groups (P=0.23)
  1 study · 52 participants
  GRADE not reported

Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics vs placebo or no treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Intraoperative local anaesthesia for reduction of postoperative pain following general anaesthesia for dental… 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
  None of the studies reported on postoperative anxiety
  0 studies
  No studies found

Preoperative analgesics (analgesics given before dental treatment) vs Placebo or no analgesics

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Preoperative analgesics for additional pain relief in children and adolescents having dental treatment 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
  None of the included studies assessed anxiety or behaviour at baseline, and none recorded baseline anxiety. PUB3: 'The [three/four] studies did not measure ... preoperative and postoperative anxiety measures ...'
  0 studies
  No studies found