title: Clinical experience in oral surgery with 2 different automatic aspirating syringes.
abstract: The efficacy of 2 designs of automatic aspirating syringe was investigated in 440 patients receiving regional block anaesthesia in the mandible. The incidence of positive aspiration was significantly different between operators and between syringes. Positive aspiration was achieved in 18.9% of patients at some stage during administration of the local anaesthetic solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Dental School, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meechan
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000592:standards; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation; D013515:Surgery, Oral; D013594:Syringes
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine