Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 747-750 , November 2006

The effect of clove and benzocaine versus placebo as topical anesthetics

  • Athbi Alqareer

      Affiliations

    • Resident Dentist, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +965 9744488.
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  • Asma Alyahya

      Affiliations

    • Resident Dentist, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait
    • Tel.: +965 9769336.
    • ,
  • Lars Andersson

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait
    • Tel.: +965 9478121.

Received 19 November 2005 ,Revised 21 January 2006 ,Accepted 24 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2006.01.009

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 747-750 , November 2006

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