Anesthetic Efficacy of the Gow-Gates Injection and Maxillary Infiltration with Articaine and Lidocaine for Irreversible Pulpitis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 656-659

  Sherman, Michael G ^a   Flax, Michael ^a   Namerow, Kenneth ^a   Murray, Peter E ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic; endodontics; Gow Gates; pain; septocaine; xylocaine

Indexed keywords

ARTICAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NERVE BLOCK; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULPITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CARTICAINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULPITIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 43549093041     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.02.016     Document Type: Article

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