Journal of Endodontics
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 952-956 , June 2010

Anesthetic Efficacy of Articaine for Combination Labial Plus Lingual Infiltrations versus Labial Infiltration in the Mandibular Lateral Incisor

  • Frederick Micah Nuzum, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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  • Melissa Drum, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to Dr Melissa Drum, Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 305 West 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210.
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  • John Nusstein, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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  • Al Reader, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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  • Mike Beck, DDS, MA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

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  3. Kanaa MD, Whitworth JM, Corbett IP, Meechan JG. Articaine and lidocaine mandibular buccal infiltration anesthesia: a prospective randomized double-blind cross-over study. J Endod. 2006;32:296–298
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  9. Pabst L, Nusstein J, Drum M, Reader A, Beck M. The efficacy of a repeated buccal infiltration of articaine in prolonging duration of pulpal anesthesia in the mandibular first molar. Anesth Prog. 2009;56:128–134
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 Dr Nuzum is currently in private practice limited to endodontics in Columbus, OH.

PII: S0099-2399(10)00194-9

doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.03.004

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 952-956 , June 2010

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