Taking the mystery out of endodontics, Part 6. Painless anesthesia for the "hot" tooth.
Much of what we were taught in dental school is no longer valid.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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