Bupivacaine as pre-emptive analgesia in third molar surgery: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 501-503

  Nayyar, M Sharif ^a   Yates, C ^b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Pre emptive analgesia; Prospective; Randomised; Visual analogue scale; Wisdom tooth

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; LINGUAL NERVE; LIP; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR, THIRD; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 33751069569     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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