A clinical evaluation of the electric pulp tester as an indicator of local anesthesia

Operative Dentistry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-30

  Certosimo, A J ^a   Archer, R D ^a,b  

^a Naval Dental Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL PULP TEST; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0029677989     PISSN: 03617734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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