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Techniques Which Help Children Cope with Local Anaesthesia (Including Systematic Needle Desensitisation)

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Providing local anaesthesia (LA) is essential whilst undertaking dental treatment for children to ensure it is pain-free and as comfortable as possible. Giving LA injections to children is not always an easy task and can be stressful for the dentist, the child and parent(s). The aim of this chapter is to provide practitioners with knowledge of a range of techniques which complement the actual act of giving an injection to children and adolescents whether they have already acquired dental fear and anxiety (DFA) or are used preventively. The techniques which are described within this chapter include; how to prepare the surgery, supporting staff, child and parent, the use of non-pharmacological behaviour management techniques (NPBMTs) such as distraction and tell-show-do, coping techniques, e.g. relaxation and hypnosis, pharmacological techniques with the routine use of topical anaesthesia/cold and cognitive techniques including positive phrases, thought stopping and systematic needle desensitisation (SND).

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Campbell, C. (2017). Techniques Which Help Children Cope with Local Anaesthesia (Including Systematic Needle Desensitisation). In: Campbell, C. (eds) Dental Fear and Anxiety in Pediatric Patients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48729-8_12

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