Complications of an intra-arterial injection from an inferior alveolar nerve block

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1702-1704

  Webber, Brian ^a   Orlansky, Herbert ^a   Lipton, Charles ^a   Stevens, Mark ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INNERVATION; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NERVE BLOCK; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; EPINEPHRINE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; NERVE BLOCK; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035748480     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0123     Document Type: Article

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