Periodontal ligament injection: Review and recommended technique

General Dentistry

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 537-543

  Dower Jr , James S ^a,b   Barniv, Zuri M ^c,d  

^a Department of Restorative Dentistry ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c Department of Dental Practice   (United States)

^d General Dentistry Residency Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; ETIDOCAINE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIST; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; LIP; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MANDIBLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE BLOCK; PARESTHESIA; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SYRINGE; TECHNIQUE; TONGUE; TOOTH PULP; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; SYRINGES;

EID: 11844296101     PISSN: 03636771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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