The key to profound local anesthesia: Neuroanatomy

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 753-760

  Blantom, Patricia L ^a,b,c   Jeske, Arthur H ^b,d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ADA Council on Scientific Affairs   (United States)

^c University of Texas Dental Branch ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DENTAL BRANCH AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; HUMAN; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; LINGUAL NERVE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROANATOMY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; TOOTH;

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NERVE BLOCK; TOOTH; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0141722341     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0262     Document Type: Review

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