Children's preference of benzocaine gel versus the lidocaine patch

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-405

  Wu, Sonia J ^a   Julliard, Kell ^b  

^a Pediatric Dental Department   (United States)

^b LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzocaine gel; Dentipatch; Lidocaine patch; Topical anesthetic

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BENZOCAINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0642280744     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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