METHODS OF PAIN CONTROL

- REMOVING THE CAUSE

-BLOCKING THE PATHWAY PF PAINFUL
IMPLUES
-RAISING THE PAIN THRESHOLD
-PREVENTING PAIN REACTION BY
CORTICAL DEPRESSION
-USING PSYCHOSOMATIC METHODS
 Removing the cause

-would, of course, be the desirable

method of controlling pain.
 -Blocking the pathway of painful
impulses

The most widely used method in

dentistry for controlling pain. This
method a suitable drug, possessing
local analgesic properties, is injected
into the tissue in proximity to the nerve
or nerves involved .
 -Raising the pain threshold

raising the pain threshold depends on

the pharmacological action of the drugs
possessing analgesic properties.
 -Preventing pain reaction by cortical
depression

Here, the anesthetic agent of choice, by

its increasing depression of the central
nervous system, prevent any conscious
reaction to a painful stimulus.
 -Using psychosomatic methods

This method affects both pain

perception and pain reaction and
depends for its effectiveness on putting
the patient in the proper frame of mind.