Adverse reaction to dental local anaesthetic injection - 'Allergy' is not the cause

British Dental Journal

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 380-384

  Rood, J P ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; INJECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SYNCOPE;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PRILOCAINE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0034648962     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800776a     Document Type: Article

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