The efficacy of ropivacaine as a dental local anaesthetic

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-91

  Axelsson, Susanna ^a   Isacsson, Göran ^b  

^a Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Analgesia; Dental; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; LOWER LIP; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PARESTHESIA; UPPER LIP; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543087934     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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