The use of an iced cotton bud as an effective pre-cooling method for palatal anaesthesia: A technical note.

The palatal injection of anaesthesia is more painful for the patient when compared to other sites of the oral cavity. Pre-cooling (cyro anaesthesia) is a well-known method practiced to reduce pain, with the use of ice or refrigerant spray on the affected site. The already known methods of ice application to the palatal site have few practical drawbacks.

The prevalence of orofacial pain and tooth fracture (odontocrexis) associated with SCUBA diving.

Aim: To assess the prevalence of orofacial complications associated with SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) diving. Main outcome measures were prevalence of orofacial pain and odontocrexis.

Method: Two hundred divers at four dive centres on the north-east coast of Australia were asked to complete a questionnaire that requested information regarding diving experience and facial pain and dental symptoms experienced during diving.