Higher concentration local anaesthetics causing prolonged anaesthesia. Do they? A literature review and case reports

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 348-351

  Kingon, A ^a   Sambrook, P ^b   Goss, A ^b  

^a University of Adelaide ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

higher concentration; Local anaesthetics; neurotoxicity; prolonged anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUAL NERVE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER; TASTE DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUAL NERVE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPEECH DISORDERS; TASTE DISORDERS;

EID: 82455163679     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2011.01358.x     Document Type: Review

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