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PRESSURE ANESTHESIA

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Definitions of PRESSURE ANESTHESIA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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In dentistry, the forcing of anesthetic agents into the tissues, as into the pulp of the tooth or even the dentin by means of a powerful syringe or unvulcanized rubber.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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