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Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Analysis and Forecast 2025-2031

Publisher APO Research, Inc.
Published May 17, 2025
Length 193 Pages
SKU # APRC20361306

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Summary

According to APO Research, The global Dental Oral Anesthetic market is projected to grow from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million by 2031, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of % during the forecast period.

The US & Canada market for Dental Oral Anesthetic is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Dental Oral Anesthetic is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The China market for Dental Oral Anesthetic is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Dental Oral Anesthetic is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Dental Oral Anesthetic include 3M, Aspen Group, Centrix, Inc., Cetylite, Inc., Crosstex International, Inc., Dentalhitec, Dentsply Sirona, Laboratorios Inibsa and Laboratorios Normon, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

This report presents an overview of global market for Dental Oral Anesthetic, sales, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2020 - 2024, estimates for 2025, and projections of CAGR through 2031.

This report researches the key producers of Dental Oral Anesthetic, also provides the sales of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Dental Oral Anesthetic, and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Dental Oral Anesthetic sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2020 to 2025. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Dental Oral Anesthetic market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by Type and by Application, sales, revenue, and price, from 2020 to 2031. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Dental Oral Anesthetic sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.

Dental Oral Anesthetic Segment by Company

3M
Aspen Group
Centrix, Inc.
Cetylite, Inc.
Crosstex International, Inc.
Dentalhitec
Dentsply Sirona
Laboratorios Inibsa
Laboratorios Normon
Milestone Scientific
Pierrel SPA
Primex Pharmaceuticals
Septodont
Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc.
Zeyco
Dental Oral Anesthetic Segment by Type

Articaine
Bupivacaine
Lidocaine
Others
Dental Oral Anesthetic Segment by Application

Hospitals
Dental Clinics
Others
Dental Oral Anesthetic Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Netherlands
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
China Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE

Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, sales, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Dental Oral Anesthetic market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Dental Oral Anesthetic and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in sales and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Dental Oral Anesthetic.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by type and by application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Sales (consumption), revenue of Dental Oral Anesthetic in global, regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space of each country in the world.
Chapter 4: Detailed analysis of Dental Oral Anesthetic manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 6: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key manufacturers, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product descriptions and specifications, Dental Oral Anesthetic sales, revenue, price, gross margin, and recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: North America by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 9: Europe by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 10: China type, by application, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 11: Asia (excluding China) type, by application and by region, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 12: South America, Middle East and Africa by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 13: Analysis of industrial chain, sales channel, key raw materials, distributors and customers.
Chapter 14: The main concluding insights of the report.

Table of Contents

193 Pages
1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Dental Oral Anesthetic Market by Type
1.2.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Type, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.2.2 Articaine
1.2.3 Bupivacaine
1.2.4 Lidocaine
1.2.5 Others
1.3 Dental Oral Anesthetic Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Application, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.3.2 Hospitals
1.3.3 Dental Clinics
1.3.4 Others
1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
1.5 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Dynamics
2.1 Dental Oral Anesthetic Industry Trends
2.2 Dental Oral Anesthetic Industry Drivers
2.3 Dental Oral Anesthetic Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Dental Oral Anesthetic Industry Restraints
3 Global Market Growth Prospects
3.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
3.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Region
3.2.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
3.2.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
3.2.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Region (2026-2031)
3.2.4 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2031)
3.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales Estimates and Forecasts 2020-2031
3.4 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Region
3.4.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
3.4.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Region (2020-2025)
3.4.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Region (2026-2031)
3.4.4 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2031)
3.5 US & Canada & Mexico
3.6 Europe
3.7 China
3.8 Asia (Excluding China)
3.9 South America, Middle East and Africa
4 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
4.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Manufacturers
4.1.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
4.1.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Manufacturers Revenue Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2024
4.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Manufacturers
4.2.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Manufacturers Sales Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2024
4.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
4.4 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Key Manufacturers Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
4.5 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
4.6 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
4.7 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Manufacturers' Establishment Date
4.8 Market Competitive Analysis
4.8.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Market CR5 and HHI
4.8.2 2024 Dental Oral Anesthetic Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
5 Dental Oral Anesthetic Market by Type
5.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Type
5.1.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.1.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Type (2020-2031) & (US$ Million)
5.1.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Type
5.2.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.2.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Type (2020-2031) & (mg)
5.2.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
5.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Type
6 Dental Oral Anesthetic Market by Application
6.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Application
6.1.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
6.1.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Application (2020-2031) & (US$ Million)
6.1.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
6.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Application
6.2.1 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
6.2.2 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Application (2020-2031) & (mg)
6.2.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
6.3 Global Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Application
7 Company Profiles
7.1 3M
7.1.1 3M Comapny Information
7.1.2 3M Business Overview
7.1.3 3M Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.1.4 3M Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.1.5 3M Recent Developments
7.2 Aspen Group
7.2.1 Aspen Group Comapny Information
7.2.2 Aspen Group Business Overview
7.2.3 Aspen Group Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.2.4 Aspen Group Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.2.5 Aspen Group Recent Developments
7.3 Centrix, Inc.
7.3.1 Centrix, Inc. Comapny Information
7.3.2 Centrix, Inc. Business Overview
7.3.3 Centrix, Inc. Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.3.4 Centrix, Inc. Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.3.5 Centrix, Inc. Recent Developments
7.4 Cetylite, Inc.
7.4.1 Cetylite, Inc. Comapny Information
7.4.2 Cetylite, Inc. Business Overview
7.4.3 Cetylite, Inc. Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.4.4 Cetylite, Inc. Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.4.5 Cetylite, Inc. Recent Developments
7.5 Crosstex International, Inc.
7.5.1 Crosstex International, Inc. Comapny Information
7.5.2 Crosstex International, Inc. Business Overview
7.5.3 Crosstex International, Inc. Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.5.4 Crosstex International, Inc. Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.5.5 Crosstex International, Inc. Recent Developments
7.6 Dentalhitec
7.6.1 Dentalhitec Comapny Information
7.6.2 Dentalhitec Business Overview
7.6.3 Dentalhitec Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.6.4 Dentalhitec Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.6.5 Dentalhitec Recent Developments
7.7 Dentsply Sirona
7.7.1 Dentsply Sirona Comapny Information
7.7.2 Dentsply Sirona Business Overview
7.7.3 Dentsply Sirona Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.7.4 Dentsply Sirona Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.7.5 Dentsply Sirona Recent Developments
7.8 Laboratorios Inibsa
7.8.1 Laboratorios Inibsa Comapny Information
7.8.2 Laboratorios Inibsa Business Overview
7.8.3 Laboratorios Inibsa Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.8.4 Laboratorios Inibsa Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.8.5 Laboratorios Inibsa Recent Developments
7.9 Laboratorios Normon
7.9.1 Laboratorios Normon Comapny Information
7.9.2 Laboratorios Normon Business Overview
7.9.3 Laboratorios Normon Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.9.4 Laboratorios Normon Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.9.5 Laboratorios Normon Recent Developments
7.10 Milestone Scientific
7.10.1 Milestone Scientific Comapny Information
7.10.2 Milestone Scientific Business Overview
7.10.3 Milestone Scientific Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.10.4 Milestone Scientific Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.10.5 Milestone Scientific Recent Developments
7.11 Pierrel SPA
7.11.1 Pierrel SPA Comapny Information
7.11.2 Pierrel SPA Business Overview
7.11.3 Pierrel SPA Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.11.4 Pierrel SPA Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.11.5 Pierrel SPA Recent Developments
7.12 Primex Pharmaceuticals
7.12.1 Primex Pharmaceuticals Comapny Information
7.12.2 Primex Pharmaceuticals Business Overview
7.12.3 Primex Pharmaceuticals Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.12.4 Primex Pharmaceuticals Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.12.5 Primex Pharmaceuticals Recent Developments
7.13 Septodont
7.13.1 Septodont Comapny Information
7.13.2 Septodont Business Overview
7.13.3 Septodont Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.13.4 Septodont Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.13.5 Septodont Recent Developments
7.14 Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc.
7.14.1 Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc. Comapny Information
7.14.2 Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc. Business Overview
7.14.3 Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc. Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.14.4 Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc. Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.14.5 Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc. Recent Developments
7.15 Zeyco
7.15.1 Zeyco Comapny Information
7.15.2 Zeyco Business Overview
7.15.3 Zeyco Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.15.4 Zeyco Dental Oral Anesthetic Product Portfolio
7.15.5 Zeyco Recent Developments
8 North America
8.1 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Type
8.1.1 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Type (2020-2031)
8.1.2 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Type (2020-2031)
8.1.3 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Type (2020-2031)
8.2 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Application
8.2.1 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Application (2020-2031)
8.2.2 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Application (2020-2031)
8.2.3 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Application (2020-2031)
8.3 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Country
8.3.1 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
8.3.2 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
8.3.3 North America Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Country (2020-2031)
8.3.4 United States
8.3.5 Canada
9 Europe
9.1 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Type
9.1.1 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Type (2020-2031)
9.1.2 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Type (2020-2031)
9.1.3 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Type (2020-2031)
9.2 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Application
9.2.1 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Application (2020-2031)
9.2.2 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Application (2020-2031)
9.2.3 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Application (2020-2031)
9.3 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Country
9.3.1 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
9.3.2 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
9.3.3 Europe Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Country (2020-2031)
9.3.4 Germany
9.3.5 France
9.3.6 U.K.
9.3.7 Italy
9.3.8 Netherlands
10 China
10.1 China Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Type
10.1.1 China Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Type (2020-2031)
10.1.2 China Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Type (2020-2031)
10.1.3 China Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Type (2020-2031)
10.2 China Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Application
10.2.1 China Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Application (2020-2031)
10.2.2 China Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Application (2020-2031)
10.2.3 China Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Application (2020-2031)
11 Asia (Excluding China)
11.1 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Type
11.1.1 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Type (2020-2031)
11.1.2 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Type (2020-2031)
11.1.3 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Type (2020-2031)
11.2 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Application
11.2.1 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Application (2020-2031)
11.2.2 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Application (2020-2031)
11.2.3 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Application (2020-2031)
11.3 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Country
11.3.1 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
11.3.2 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
11.3.3 Asia Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Country (2020-2031)
11.3.4 Japan
11.3.5 South Korea
11.3.6 India
11.3.7 Australia
11.3.8 Taiwan
11.3.9 Southeast Asia
12 South America, Middle East and Africa
12.1 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Type
12.1.1 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Type (2020-2031)
12.1.2 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Type (2020-2031)
12.1.3 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Type (2020-2031)
12.2 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Application
12.2.1 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue by Application (2020-2031)
12.2.2 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Application (2020-2031)
12.2.3 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Application (2020-2031)
12.3 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Market Size by Country
12.3.1 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
12.3.2 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
12.3.3 SAMEA Dental Oral Anesthetic Price by Country (2020-2031)
12.3.4 Brazil
12.3.5 Argentina
12.3.6 Chile
12.3.7 Colombia
12.3.8 Peru
12.3.9 Saudi Arabia
12.3.10 Israel
12.3.11 UAE
12.3.12 Turkey
12.3.13 Iran
12.3.14 Egypt
13 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
13.1 Dental Oral Anesthetic Value Chain Analysis
13.1.1 Dental Oral Anesthetic Key Raw Materials
13.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
13.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
13.1.4 Dental Oral Anesthetic Production Mode & Process
13.2 Dental Oral Anesthetic Sales Channels Analysis
13.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
13.2.2 Dental Oral Anesthetic Distributors
13.2.3 Dental Oral Anesthetic Customers
14 Concluding Insights
15 Appendix
15.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
15.2 Research Methodology
15.3 Research Process
15.4 Authors List of This Report
15.5 Data Source
15.5.1 Secondary Sources
15.5.2 Primary Sources
15.6 Disclaimer
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