Interstitial tissue pressure associated with dental injections: a clinical study

• Published in: Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) Vol. 37; no. 6; p. 469
• Main Authors: Hochman, Mark N, Friedman, Mark J, Williams, Wayne, Hochman, Claudia B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.06.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Anesthesia, Dental - instrumentation; Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage; Cheek; Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Extracellular Fluid - physiology; Humans; Hydrostatic Pressure; Injections - instrumentation; Lidocaine - administration & dosage; Mandibular Nerve; Maxillary Nerve; Palate, Hard; Periodontal Ligament; Transducers, Pressure

The purpose was to measure the interstitial fluid pressure generated from tissue resistance during administration of local anesthetic solution at 4 anatomic locations within the oral cavity and to determine whether differences in soft tissue density affect interstitial fluid pressure when anesthetic...