An in vitro study of needle force penetration comparing a standard linear insertion to the new bidirectional rotation insertion technique

Quintessence International

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 789-796

  Hochman, Mark N ^a,b,d   Friedman, Mark J ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Milestone Scientific Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer controlled drug delivery; Deflection; Force penetration; Insertion technique; Local anesthesia; Needle

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; SYRINGE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INJECTIONS; NEEDLES; SYRINGES;

EID: 0035523012     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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