Biomedical subjects
F Quarnstrom
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New frontiers in pain management. Interview by Cheryl Farr.
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Electronic anesthesia versus topical anesthesia for the control of injection pain.
The ability of a dental transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulator to control pain from injection of local anesthesia was compared to the pain-controlling ability of topical anesthesia. Two maxillary infiltration injections were completed on 21 patients, one injection after electronic anesthesia, the other after topical anesthesia. Patients reported the level of pain caused when the needle pierced their tissue and the solution was injected and their overall evaluation of the injection. No difference was reported for piercing of the tissue; however, the level of pain was very low. Significantly less pain was reported for the injection of local anesthesia solution and the overall evaluation of the injection was more favorable when electronic anesthesia was used. The patients preferred the electronic technique three to one over the topical anesthesia.
Electronic dental anesthesia.
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The combined effect of nitrous oxide and oxygen and electrical stimulation during restorative dental treatment.
A total of 124 adult patients were treated with nitrous oxide (N2O) and oxygen (O2), an electrical analgesic, or a combination of N2O/O2 and an electrical analgesic during restorative dental procedures. The use of electrical analgesic or N2O/O2 without local anesthetics resulted in a high failure rate and poor patient acceptance. However, combining N2O/O2 sedation with electrically induced analgesia resulted in a statistically significant improvement over either technique used alone, and provided an overall 81% success rate when used during restorative dentistry.
Blind nasotracheal intubation under controlled respiration: a modified technic.
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A randomized clinical trial of agents to reduce sensitivity after crown cementation.
Three desensitizing agents were evaluated for the control of sensitivity after cementation of 77 crowns. Information was collected on pain in response to hot, cold, or bite preoperatively; and postoperatively with temporary crowns at one week and at one month after cementation of crowns. No medicament was clearly better than the placebo.