Retrieved March 18, 2017, from https://www.nigms.nih.gov/e ducation/pages/factsheet_Ane sthesia.aspx. Baillie, K. U. (2016, August 26). Penn Study Finds Nasal Spray Effective and Safe Anesthesia for Dental Work. Retrieved March 18, 2017, from https://news.upenn.edu/news /penn-study-finds-nasal- This drug doesnt have an spray-effective-and-safe- anesthesia-dental-work. exact duration time, but it Ciancio, S. G., Marberger, A. D., Ayoub, F., Garlapo, D. A., Pantera, E. A., will last for procedures Pantera, C. T., Myneni, S. R. from five minutes up to 43. (2016). Comparison of 3
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