title: Taking the mystery out of endodontics, Part 6. Painless anesthesia for the "hot" tooth.
abstract: Much of what we were taught in dental school is no longer valid. In this article, I've examined some of the myths surrounding what I have dubbed the "inferior" inferior alveolar nerve block. Using the X-tip anesthesia system, it is now possible to achieve total, instant and profound anesthesia of the "hot" tooth, without the problems formerly associated with intraosseous injections.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weathers
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods; D008340:Mandibular Nerve; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014098:Toothache / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local