Pain is an unpleasant combination of feelings and sensations, which is hard to define. There are several tools for the assessment of pain in children. Once the extent of the pain is assessed, proper non-pharmacological or pharmacological strategies can be applied in the management of pain in children. The purpose of this article is to review briefly the assessment and management of pain in pediatric dentistry.
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