Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology RSS feed: Articles in Press. The Journal is required reading for anyone in the fields of oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology or advanced general practice dentistry. It is the only major dental journal that provides a practical and complete overview of the medical and surgical techniques of dental practice in four areas. Topics covered include such current issues as dental implants, treatment of HIV-infected patients, and evaluation and treatment of TMJ disorders. The official publication for four societies, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology , is recommended for initial purchase in the Brandon Hill study, Selected List of Books and Journals for the Small Medical Library. The Journal is ranked 37th for impact factor out of 77 Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Medicine titles on the 2010 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters. It is the highest ranked Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery title by number of citations. http://www.oooojournal.net//inpress?rss=yesElsevier Inc.en © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology2212-44032012-01-24 © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. healthpermissions@elsevier.comhttp://www.oooojournal.net/article/PIIS2212440311006754/abstract?rss=yes Objective: Anesthetic injections should reassure patients with the prospect of painless treatment, but for some patients it is the main source of their fear. We investigated pain resulting from mandibular block injections in relation to anxiety and previous experience with receiving injections. Study Design: Patients (n = 230) filled out questionnaires before oral surgery. They were then asked to raise their hand when they felt pain as a result of the injection. The injection was administered, and pain intensity (11-point numeric rating scale) and pain duration (in seconds) was measured. Results: In general, patients expected (mean 4.2, SD 2.7) significantly more pain than they experienced (2.4 ± 2.2). About 8.3% of patients reported a score in the range of 7 to 10. On average, pain lasted for 6.2 seconds (range 1-24.5 s), ∼36% of patients raised their hand for ≤2 seconds, and 14.6% raised their hand for ≥10 seconds. Pain was significantly positively associated with anxiety and the way previous injections were experienced. Conclusions: Mandibular block injections can be considered to be mildly painful, with pain lasting only a few seconds. The pain experience of a mandibular block seems only partly dependent on experienced anxiety and previous experiences with receiving injections. Pain related to mandibular block injections and its relationship with anxiety and previous experiences with dental anesthetics - Corrected ProofArjen van Wijk, Jerome A. Lindeboom, Ad de Jongh, Jacco G. Tuk, Johan Hoogstraten10.1016/j.oooo.2011.08.006Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology (2012)2012-01-24Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology2012-01-24ORIGINAL ARTICLE