Techniques for reducing anesthetic injection pain: An interdisciplinary survey of knowledge and application

摘要: ABSTRACT Background The authors conducted a study that considered family physicians' and dentists' knowledge application of techniques to reduce the pain associated with anesthetic injections. They also assessed practitioners' discomfort patients' injection needle anxiety/phobia. Methods designed questionnaire about awareness use 10 for reducing mailed it 2,000 randomly selected physicians general dentists. analyzed data examine differences between disciplines regarding techniques, reasons not using number injections given per week, predictive value certain demographic variables on reported individual practitioner reactions anxiety. Results response rate was 35 percent. used χ 2 test disciplines' or nonuse Wilcoxon testing assess median values weekly logistic regression variables' ( P = .01). General dentists give more than do physicians. Differences existed eight techniques. Disciplines cost time issues as some Number years in practice age were six Dentists feeling greater personal effects anxiety/phobia did Conclusions Those pain-lessening inaccurately identified problems, suggesting respondents may be less familiar these otherwise reported. Further is recommended. Clinical Implications Pain reduction little implement, are liabilities, can lessen avoidable incidence phobia.