Use of the Cold Test as a Measure of Pulpal Anesthesia During Endodontic Therapy: A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-410

  Hsiao Wu, Grace W ^a   Susarla, Srinivas M ^a   White, Robert R ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; cold test; endodontic therapy; pain; pulpal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; BUPIVACAINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NORFLURANE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PULPITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; COLD; DENTAL PULP; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; PLACEBOS; PULPITIS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33947099404     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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