A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of bupivacaine and lidocaine for inferior alveolar nerve blocks

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 499-503

  Fernandez, Carmen ^a   Reader, Al ^b   Beck, Mike ^b   Nusstein, John ^b  

^a Endodontics   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Inferior alveolar nerve block; Lidocaine; Lip anesthesia; Local anesthesia

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244475757     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.don.0000167395.61075.38     Document Type: Article

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