ArticleInternational journal of dentistry2022
The Effect of External Cold and Vibration on Infiltration-Induced Pain in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Article in International journal of dentistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Effect of Thermomechanical Stimulation on Pain During IANB Injections.Anesthesia progress · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of cold vibratory stimuli on pain perception governing infiltration anesthesia in the maxillary arch in children: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Comparison of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Cold-vibration Distraction on Pain Perception during Local Anesthesia in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Buzzy BEE in Reducing Pain Perception During Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Children: A Split-Mouth Crossover Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Buzzy System and Conventional Masked with Camouflage Syringe for Pain Perception in 5-12-year-old Children: A Split-mouth Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Effect of Buzzy Bee in Reducing Pain Perception during Local Anesthesia in Children: A Split-mouth Crossover Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Effects of Cold and Vibration on Venipuncture Pain Management in Children Aged 2-7 Years Old: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- External cold and vibration with BUZZY versus topical anesthetic gel for pain and anxiety associated with infiltrative anesthesia in pediatric dentistry: a double-blinded, split-mouth, randomized, controlled trial.European oral research · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of External Precooling and Vibration Induced by BUZZY on Pain and Anxiety During Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Injection in Children.International journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of an extraoral cold and vibrating device in reducing pain perception during deposition of local anesthesia in pediatric patients aged 3-12 years: a split-mouth crossover study.Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2023Article
- Effect of audio distraction with thermomechanical stimulation on pain perception for inferior alveolar nerve block in children: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Children's fear of and anxiety about dental treatments are important problems in maintaining health. The anesthetic injection is the main cause of dental fear. One of the methods to reduce the infiltration-induced pain is to use external cold or vibration using the gate control system. Various devices have been used to apply cold and vibration, including the BUZZY device (BUZZY Company, Arizona). Studies have shown contradictory results for the effectiveness of cold and vibration. This study aimed to investigate the effect of cold and vibration versus cold alone on maxillary infiltration-induced pain and stress. Methods: Thirty children aged 6-12 years who required profound restoration of deciduous or permanent first molars were recruited in this randomized double-blind clinical trial. The anesthetic gel and BUZZY device were used in half of the children's jaws, and the anesthetic gel and the cold alone were used in the other half of the jaws. To measure stress from the heart rate, the Wong-Baker scale was used as the subjective scale, and the face, legs, activity, cry, consolability (FLACC) scale was used as the objective scale. Results: The FLACC score was significantly lower in the BUZZY group than in the cold-alone group, but the Wong-Baker scale and heart rate did not show a significant difference between the two groups. Conclusions: The BUZZY device can be effective in reducing infiltration-induced dental pain.
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