Nerve injuries after dental injection: A review of the literature

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 559-564

  Smith, Miller H ^a   Lung, Kevin E ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Kingsway Oral Surgery   (Canada)

^d Coronation Plaza ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, dental adverse effects; Mandibular nerve injuries; Nerve block adverse effects; Sensation disorders etiology

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJURY; LINGUAL NERVE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LINGUAL NERVE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS;

EID: 33746854304     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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