Failure to obtain adequate anaesthesia associated with a bifid mandibular canal: A case report

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-90

  Lew, K ^a   Townsend, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Complications; Humans; Inferior alveloar nerve; Local anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG EFFECT; GINGIVA; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; GINGIVA; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 33646139388     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2006.tb00406.x     Document Type: Article

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