Articaine in dentistry: an overview of the evidence and meta-analysis of the latest randomised controlled trials on articaine safety and efficacy compared to lidocaine for routine dental treatment

Abstract Objectives To comprehensively review the existing studies of articaine in dentistry and conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to answer the following Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome question: “Is articaine a safe and efficacious local anaesthetic for routine dental...

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Main Authors: Erica Martin, Alan Nimmo, Andrew Lee, Ernest Jennings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:BDJ Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-021-00082-5