Transient loss of power of accommodation in 1 eye following inferior alveolar nerve block: Report of 2 Cases

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 927-931

  Ngeow, Wei Cheong ^a   Chen, Kiong Shim ^b   Wen, Lin Chai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, dental adverse effects; Diplopia chemically induced; Eye drug effects

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MANDIBULAR NERVE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIDOCAINE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33845871234     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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