Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of injection pain of articaine and lidocaine in eyelid surgery.
To compare the pain induced by tissue infiltration of lidocaine 2% with epinephrine 1:100,000 versus articaine 4% with epinephrine 1:100,000 for eyelid surgery. ⋯ In this study, infiltration of articaine was less painful than lidocaine for eyelid surgery, making articaine an attractive alternative for local anesthesia.