Evaluation of three topical anaesthetic agents against pain: A clinical study

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 155-160

  Nayak, R ^a   Sudha, P ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Eutectic mixture of local anesthetics; Pain; Sound eye motor scale; Topical anesthetics; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; GEL; GINGIVA; HUMAN; INJECTION; OINTMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; TASTE; TIME;

ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GELS; GINGIVA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; OINTMENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE; TASTE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847145912     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.29871     Document Type: Article

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