title: Pain and anxiety control in dentistry.
abstract: The management of pain and anxiety form the backbone of contemporary dental practice. The past decades have seen the introduction of a significant number of promising new techniques, drugs and equipment designed to aid the dental professional in the quest for a more pain-free and fear-free dental practice. This paper presents a brief look at these drugs and techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Medicine, USC School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Malamed
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local