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Intranasal tetracaine and oxymetazoline: a newly approved drug formulation that provides maxillary dental anesthesia without needles

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Pages 1919-1925 | Received 26 Jul 2016, Accepted 13 Sep 2016, Published online: 03 Oct 2016

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