A blinded randomized controlled trial comparing lignocaine and placebo administration to the palate for removal of maxillary third molars

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1177-1182

  Badcock, M E ^a,b   Gordon, I ^a   McCullough, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

anaesthesia; extraction; palatal; third molar; wisdom teeth

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; PALATE; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 36248984351     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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