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Ahmed Al-Kahtani1

  • 1Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal : SPJ : the Official Publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society
|February 5, 2014
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Keywords:
BupivacaineIrreversible PulpitisLidocaineLocal AnestheticPostoperative Pain

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