Instrument retraction to avoid needle-stick injuries during intraoral local anesthesia

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  David, Haskell T ^a   Aminzadeh, Kevin K ^b   Kae, Alex H ^c   Radomsky, Stanley C ^b  

^a FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^b The University of British Columbia ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MAXILLARY NERVE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NERVE BLOCK;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MAXILLARY NERVE; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 33847148384     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2006.10.020     Document Type: Article

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