title: Why does local anaesthesia not work everytime?
abstract: This paper describes the reasons why local anaesthesia may fail. It offers strategies to help overcome failure of local anaesthesia in dentistry.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meechan
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local