Evaluation of the effects of the vibraject attachment on pain in children receiving local anesthesia

Brandi Roeber, Dustin P. Wallace, Vincent Rothe, Fouad Salama, Keith D. Allen

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of VibraJect, a vibrating attachment for a traditional syringe, in reducing painrelated disruptive behavior and self-reported pain in children receiving local anesthesia. Methods: The procedure involved a randomized, controlled, single-blinded study of 90 children receiving local anesthesia for routine restorative procedures. Participants were randomly assigned to either a control (injection as usual) or experimental (injection using the VibraJect) group. Participants were recruited from a large urban pediatric dental clinic within a university medical center. Results: Using 2-way analysis of variance and 2-tailed, between-subject t tests, there were no significant differences between injection with and without the VibraJect on any measures of pain, including self-reported intensity, independent direct observations of painrelated disruptive behavior, and subjective dentist ratings. Conclusions: VibraJect did not provide any benefits over a conventional approach to anesthesia injection for children in this study.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)46-50
Number of pages5
JournalPediatric dentistry
Volume33
Issue number1
StatePublished - Jan 2011

Keywords

  • Behavior management/psychology
  • Dental injection
  • Dental materials
  • Local anesthesia
  • Pain
  • Vibraject

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Dentistry(all)

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