Background: Effective pain control during treatment helps in ensuring a positive relationship between doctor and patient. (Vibradent) is a vibrotactile hand held device which delivers vibration in a sustained frequency as a counter-stimulation to the site of injection, thereby alleviating pain.

Aim: To assess the efficacy of vibratory device (Vibradent) in reducing the pain perception of injections required for dental treatment in children.

Design- Split-mouth Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Method- Ten children requiring bilateral inferior nerve block injection for the dental extraction were divided in two groups. The children in the experimental group received vibration device for 2 minutes before and during the needle insertion of anaesthesia, whereas the control group included the application of topical anaesthetic gel before the administration of local anaesthesia. For assessment of the pain perception, Wong Baker Faces Pain Scale (WBFPS) and Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Scales were used.

Results: Greater pain minimization was observed with use of vibration device at the injection site as compared with topical anaesthetic gel.