evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Low-level Laser Therapy to Alleviate Pain of Local Anesthesia Injection in Children: A Randomized Control Trial.

Khan 2023 · Khan Bisma Saher, Setty Jyothsna V, Srinivasan Ila, et al. · International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2023

Included by

Effect of photobiomodulation on pain perception during local anesthesia in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Khan 2023 · 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.