British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 218-222 , April 2008

Increase in volume of dental local anaesthetic solution while maintaining the tissue lidocaine and adrenaline concentration does not increase acute postoperative pain after gingivectomy

  • K.I. Hanvold

      Affiliations

    • Section of Dental Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • E.C. Vigen

      Affiliations

    • Section of Dental Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • L. Jorkjend

      Affiliations

    • Private Practitioner in Periodontology, Skien, Norway
    • ,
  • A.M. Aass

      Affiliations

    • Department of Periodontology, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • L.A. Skoglund

      Affiliations

    • Section of Dental Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

,Accepted 15 October 2007.

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PII: S0266-4356(07)00470-6

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.10.004

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 218-222 , April 2008

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