Avoiding complications in local anesthesia induction: Anatomical considerations

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 888-893

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

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ADA Council on Scientific Affairs   (United States)

^c ADA Council on Scientific Affairs ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANATOMY; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INJECTION; NERVE; NERVE INJURY; PARESTHESIA; REVIEW; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; FACE; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; RISK FACTOR; VASCULARIZATION;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FACE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PARESTHESIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142058058     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0288     Document Type: Article

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