Background Dental fear and anxiety are significant challenges in managing behavior in
children. Oral administration of sucrose or sweet-tasting solutions has shown effectiveness …

Background Anaesthetic injections are an unpleasant experience for children in the dental
office. Oral intake of sweet substances by newborns has been shown to be effective in …

Background Sweet taste administration before dental injections helps to control associated
pain in children. Aim To evaluate the efficacy of using a sugar‐free flavor on pain perception …

Background: Oral application of sweet-tasting solutions has found to be effective in
minimizing pain on dental injection in children. Xylitol has never been tested in this regard …

Aim: This study aimed to discern if a prior intake of a natural sweet remedy (honey) impacted
pain perception during intraoral injections. Materials and methods: One hundred healthy …

Background Intraoral local anesthesia is essential for delivering dental care; however,
injection of this local anesthetic is perceived as the most painful and distressing agent for …

Introduction: Pediatric patients frequently experience dental anxiety. Appropriate dental
management may be hampered by inadequate pain management in addition to fear and …

PURPOSE: We examined the effects of sweet taste stimulation on pain tolerance threshold
(PTT) of oral mucosa in children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Subjects comprised 10 …

Painless treatment determines the quality of pediatric dental care. Although local anesthesia
has been used to manage pain in dentistry, children often cite traditional aspirating syringes …

BACKGROUND: Early recognition and treatment of pain among children is important for
their cognitive development and their future response to pain throughout their life. Oral …