RT Book, Section
A1 Škrinjarić, Ilija
A2 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 3506096
T1 Chapter 55. Local & Regional Anesthesia in Pediatric General Dentistry
T2 NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
YR 2007
FD 2007
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071449069
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3506096
RD 2024/10/13
AB The  practice  of  modern  dentistry  is  inconceivable  without  the  application  of  local  anesthesia.  The  dentist  has  various  devices  and  procedures  available  for  achievement  of  local  anesthesia  at  his/her  disposal.  However,  it  is  a  paradox  that  the  local  anesthesia  procedure  enables  painless  work  in  the  mouth  also  causes  patients  the  most  discomfort  and  fear.  Research  has  shown  that  the  administration  of  the  injection  is  the  primary  fear-inducing  stimulus  in  children,  and  in  patients  in  general.1–5  The  painful  experience  of  the  injection  is  the  most  frequent  reason  for  fear  of  the  dentist  in  children.  Local  anesthesia  in  children's  dentistry  not  only  enables  the  therapeutic  procedure  in  the  child,  but  also  enables  the  child  to  experience  the  procedure  as  pleasant  and  to  remain  relaxed.  Of  interest,  studies  have  also  shown  that  not  only  does  the  child  fear  the  painful  procedure  and  discomfort  during  treatment,  but  that  dentists  are  also  more  apprehensive.5