OBJECTIVES To clinically evaluate the jet injection Injex (Rösch AG Medizintechnik) using 2 different anesthetic solutions, and to compare the jet injection and the standard needle injection techniques. METHOD AND MATERIALS Of the 32 patients in the study, 10 received mepivacaine 3% anesthetic solution by means of the jet injection technique, while the remaining 22 patients received lidocaine...

Case report An 11 years old boy had history of lip swelling and itching after dental procedure with injection of local anesthetic drug, Articaine (Ubistesin). There was no any skin rash or hives on any parts of the body and no other systemic symptoms. Lip swelling lasted for 2 hours and then spontaneously resolved. The patient was consulted for suspicious allergy to articaine. After thoroughly ...

The aim of this article is to analyse the effectiveness of pharmacological agents for treatment of Wilke’s disease, anterior disc displacement without reduction, post arthroscopy TMJ pain, and internal disc derangement. Research indicates sodium hyaluronate and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as piroxicam have the significant role in pain alleviation while treating TMD. Similarly, th...