Oral Surg Oral Med O
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Oral Surg Oral Med O · Jun 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialThe use of ultrasound for guiding needle placement for inferior alveolar nerve blocks.
The degree of pulpal anesthesia obtained with an ultrasound-assisted inferior alveolar nerve block was compared to that obtained with a conventional inferior alveolar nerve block for mandibular teeth to determine whether needle placement assisted by ultrasound results in more successful anesthesia. ⋯ It was concluded that accurate needle placement with ultrasound for the inferior alveolar nerve block did not result in more successful pulpal anesthesia in the mandible. Therefore, accuracy of needle placement is not the primary reason for pulpal anesthetic failure with this block.
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Oral Surg Oral Med O · Jun 1999
Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders associated with whiplash injury in Lithuania.
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in whiplash victims in Lithuania and compare it with the prevalence in otherwise healthy control subjects. ⋯ Unlike whiplash claimants in many Western societies, Lithuanian accident victims do not appear to report the chronic symptoms of temporomandibular disorders despite their acute whiplash injuries.