A comparison of the anterior middle superior alveolar nerve block and infraorbital nerve block for anesthesia of maxillary anterior teeth

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1442-1448

  Corbett, Ian P ^a   Jaber, Aesa A ^a   Whitworth, John M ^a   Meechan, John G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alveolar nerve; Anesthesia; Anesthetics; Dental; Incisor; Lidocaine; Maxilla; Nerve block; Premolar

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651390032     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0106     Document Type: Article

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