Paresthesia associated with local anesthetics: A perspective on articaine

General Dentistry

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 498-501

  Wynn, Richard L ^a   Bergman, Stewart A ^b   Meiller, Timothy F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Dept Oral and Maxillofacial Surg ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ARTICAINE; BENZOCAINE; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; PRILOCAINE; SEPTOCAINE;

ANESTHESIA (SENSORY DYSFUNCTION); CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSESTHESIA; EDEMA; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LINGUAL NERVE; LIP DISEASE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MUSCLE DISEASE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; PARALYSIS; PARESTHESIA; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN TINGLING; TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; MANDIBULAR NERVE;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CARTICAINE; HUMANS; LINGUAL NERVE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; PARESTHESIA;

EID: 1842538164     PISSN: 03636771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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