Efficacy of 1% ropivacaine gel for topical anesthesia of human oral mucosa

Quintessence International

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 601-606

  Franz Montan, Michalle ^a   Silva, André Luis Rotolo ^a   Cogo, Karina ^a   Bergamaschi, Cristiane ^a   Volpato, Maria Cristina ^a   Ranali, José ^a   De Paula, Eneida ^a   Groppo, Francisco Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benzocaine; Eutectic mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine; Local anesthesia; Oral mucosa; Ropivacaine; Topical anesthesia; Topical anesthetic

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH MUCOSA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE;

EID: 34347366366     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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