Efficacy of external cold and a vibrating device in reducing discomfort of dental injections in children: A split mouth randomised crossover study

Effect of vibration devices on pain associated with dental injections in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…These eight studies were excluded from the review for the reasons mentioned. Eventually, six articles 7,20,22,[29][30][31] were selected for inclusion in the evidence table. The descriptive results and parameters obtained for each study are presented in Table 2.…”

“…As for the children's baseline behaviour, children in all studies included except for one study 29 were assigned to extremely positive or positive behaviour categories based on the Frankl's behaviour rating scale. 32 In the study of Alanazi et al, 29 the children's baseline behaviours were positive or negative based on the Frankl's scale and they were ranked as potentially cooperative according to Wright's behaviour scale.…”

“…Two of the studies included used a parallel design, 30,31 while others 7,20,22,29 employed a crossover split-mouth design. In addition, the participants' age in the investigated studies was variable from 6 to 14 years.…”

“…Regarding the type of intervention, four studies used DentalVibe in the intervention group 7,20,22,31 and two studies used Buzzy, which simultaneously provides vibratory and cooling stimuli. 29,30 As for the control groups, traditional injection (with or without topical anaesthesia) was used. Alanazi et al, 29 Elbay et al, 22 and Sermet Elbay et al 7 used topical anaesthesia in both test and control groups.…”

Effectiveness of Benzocaine Gelpatch in Reducing Palatal Injection Pain in Pediatric Dental Patients: A Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial

“…At least one-week interval was secured between the two visits and the same steps were performed using the other alternate of the topical anesthesia (28).…”