Primary study · included by 1 review

Evaluating the Preemptive Analgesic Effect of Photo‐biomodulation Therapy on Pain Perception During Local Anesthesia Injection in Children: A Split‐mouth Triple‐blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Shekarchi 2022 · Shekarchi Fatemeh, Nokhbatolfoghahaei Hanieh, Chiniforush Nasim, et al. · Photochemistry and Photobiology · 2022

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Effect of photobiomodulation on pain perception during local anesthesia in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Shekarchi 2022 · Table 1; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Pain perception during local anesthetic injection (needle insertion)
Photobiomodulation (low-level laser) before local anesthetic injection vs Topical anesthetic gel · At needle insertion
MD -3.3 [-3.98, -2.62]2 studies · 55 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.