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How to overcome failed local anaesthesia
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School, Newcastle upon Tyne.
British Dental Journal
|February 24, 1999
Abstract:
Local anaesthetic failure is an unavoidable aspect of dental practice. A number of factors contribute to this, which may be related to either the patient or the operator. Patient-dependent factors may be anatomical, pathological or psychological. This paper considers the reasons for unsuccessful dental local anaesthetic injections and describes techniques which may be useful in overcoming failure.