An evaluation of bupivacaine for regional nerve block in oral surgery.
Bupivacaine provided profound local anesthesia for the removal of impacted third molars in 49 of 50 patients with a minimum of side effects. The drug provides rapid onset and prolonged duration of anesthesia and has good tissue-penetrating properties.
D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery
D002045:Bupivacaine