title: Efficacy of dental practitioners in injection techniques: computerized device and traditional syringe.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effect of clinicians on the behavioral pain reaction of children who received local anesthesia with a conventional technique and a computerized device (Wand, Milestone Scientific).
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred four children aged 6 to 12 years who needed operative dentistry using infiltrative anesthesia in the mandible and maxilla were selected for this study. The patients were divided into 2 groups, each assigned to a different clinician, and received anesthesia either by the Wand or conventional technique. Two experienced pediatric dentists performed all injections. During the injection, the modified behavioral pain scale was used for objective evaluation of the children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Chi-square analysis revealed no statistically significant difference in the behavior of children when receiving the Wand or conventional technique within each dentist and between dentists (P>.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There seemed to be no difference in perceived pain between the Wand and conventional injection performed by experienced clinicians in school-age children
authors.forename: Alp Erdin
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Koyuturk
authors.forename: Aysun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avsar
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sumer
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003815:Dentists; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013594:Syringes; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*