The Wand: A Mini Review of an Advanced Technique for Local Anesthesia Delivery in Dentistry
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چکیده
Pain is a complex multidimensional phenomenon. Among other factors psychological and physiological factors can affect pain response to a painful stimulus. Dental visits are often associated with anticipated pain, particularly when an injection is expected. Pain control is an important part of dentistry. WAND has been developed as a possible solution to reduce the pain related to the local anesthesia injection. WAND can be considered to be more comfortable and pleasant means of anesthesia before the dental procedures. This paper gives a review of the WAND technique and its effectiveness in a dental set up to lower or eliminates anxiety or fear related to needle prick while delivering anesthesia.
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