The significance of needle bevel orientation in achieving a successful inferior alveolar nerve block

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1685-1691

  Steinkruger, Geoffrey ^a   Nusstein, John ^b   Reader, Al ^b   Beck, Mike ^b   Weaver, Joel ^b  

^a Ohio State University ^*

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inferior alveolar nerve block; Local anesthesia; Needle bevel

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846412623     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0114     Document Type: Article

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