Influence of needle gauge on pain perception and use of obturators in achieving profound pulpal anesthesia – A double-blinded in vivo study
Within the limitation of this trial, it can be concluded that lesser gauge needles reduce pain perception during IP, and obturators achieve adequate back pressure.
Authors
- P Ratnakar
- Surabhi Rairam
- Ambika Belam
- Supriya Patil
- Veerendra Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7274-7398)
- Sangeeta Kulkarni
Institutions
- Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jcde.jcde_357_24
- Primary Topic
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00