A simple calculation of the maximum dose of the local anesthetic in pediatric dentistry with nomogram

Raša Mladenović

doi:10.2298/VSP210201022M

Raša Mladenović University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Dentistry, Krgujevac, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0767-8423

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP210201022M

Keywords: anesthetics, local;, dose-response relationship, drug;, nomograms;, pediatric dentistry.

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