Pain on injection of prilocaine plain vs. lidocaine with epinephrine: A prospective double-blind study

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1396-1401

  Wahl, Michael J ^a   Overton, Don ^c   Howell, Jon ^b   Siegel, Eli ^c   Schmitt, Margaret M ^a   Muldoon, Michele ^a  

^a Wahl Family Dentistry   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; INJECTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPINEPHRINE; FACIAL PAIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035490072     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0054     Document Type: Article

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