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Comparison of Computer-Controlled Intraligamentary Local Anesthesia and Conventional Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Primary Molar Extractions: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · AlGhamdi L, Felemban O, Baghlaf K, Elkhodary HM · 2026-08-01

Children receiving computer-controlled intraligamentary anesthesia reported and displayed significantly less pain during injection than those receiving traditional inferior alveolar nerve blocks, with both methods achieving comparable pain control during extraction.

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