Anesthetic Efficacy of 1.8 Milliliters and 3.6 Milliliters of 2% Lidocaine with 1:100,000 Epinephrine for Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve Blocks

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 598-601

  Pfeil, Lawrence ^a   Drum, Melissa ^b   Reader, Al ^b   Gilles, Jim ^b   Nusstein, John ^b  

^a The Ohio State University ^*

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lidocaine; maxillary; posterior superior alveolar nerve block; PSA

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NERVE BLOCK; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BICUSPID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PULP TEST; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MAXILLARY NERVE; MOLAR; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949465243     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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