The Use of Local Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry: A Survey of Specialists’ Current Practices in Children and Attitudes in Relation to Articaine

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Factor</td><td class="align_center">Percentage</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">The age of the patient</td><td class="align_center">62 (86.1)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">The tooth being treated</td><td class="align_center">53 (73.6)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">The procedure being done</td><td class="align_center">50 (69.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Patient’s medical background</td><td class="align_center">28 (38.9)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">The root length</td><td class="align_center">18 (25)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Surrounding bone</td><td class="align_center">17 (23.6)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Others</td><td class="align_center">5 (6.9)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Factors considered when determining the type of local anesthesia technique (infiltration or ID block) in lower primary molars.</div>

International Journal of Dentistry

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