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What causes chondromatosis?
Some of the cases could be caused by standard local anesthetics such as Marcain combined with epinephrine.
What are the benefits of epinephrine in dentistry?
Epinephrine is a vasoconstrictor commonly added to local anesthetics. Its purpose is to increase the duration of the anesthetic by slowing down the systemic metabolism of the anesthetic. In other words, epinephrine decreases blood flow in the area of the injection, thereby keeping the anesthetic in the area longer and extending the anesthetic effect.
What does local anaesthesia mean?
there are two main classes of anesthetics 1. General anesthetics 2. Local anesthetics General anesthetics are used to produce general analgesia (total unconsciousness) that is utilized for surgery purpose. eg. chloroform Local anesthetics are used to produce analgesia (numbness) to local area of body (particular area) eg, xylocaine
If a patient has open angle glaucoma are local anesthetics with epinephrine safe to use for dental treatment?
Epinephrine should be safe in open angle glaucoma. It causes vasoconstriction, and results in a reduced amount of aqueous humor production.
What is the purpose of local anesthesia?
The purpose of local anesthesia is to numb the immediate area of the body for either surgery or some other procedure that is likely to cause pain. Many different local anesthetics are available.
Why is a Expanded Functions Dental Assistant not permitted to administer local anesthetics?
An Expanded Functions Dental Assistant is not permitted to administer local anesthetics because they have not been trained to administer local anesthetics, and they are not trained to handle the potential complications of administering local anesthetics.
Do you fall asleep on local anesthetics?
No. They call them local anesthetics because they are localized to a specific area. This makes the area go numb, and you will remain awake.
What are injectable local anesthetics?
Injectable local anesthetics provide pain relief for some part of the body during surgery,dental procedures,or other medical procedures.commonly used injectable local anesthetics are lidocaine(Xylocaine),bupivacaine(Marcaine), and mepivacaine(Carbocaine)
In what parts of the body would it be inappropriate to use local anesthetics that contain epinephrine?
Penis, nose, fingers, toes. (It rhymes!) Also ears. Basically, anywhere there isn't good collateral blood flow, and so with epinephrine constricting the blood vessels, there is a chance the tissue could be permanently damaged if the constriction is too severe or goes on too long.
What are local anesthetic antihemorrhoid products?
Local anesthetics, such as benzocaine, lidocaine and tetracaine, to temporarily relieve the pain
What states allow dental assistants to give anesthetic?
There are different types of anesthetic. Some states may allow assistants to apply topical anesthetics, but no state allows assistants to inject local anesthetics or induce nitrous oxide or general anesthetics.
What are some examples of anaesthetics?
Local anesthetics include cocaine, procaine, lidocaine, while generic anesthetics are divided into inhaled (desflurane, nitrous oxide) and intravenous (diazepam, lorazepam, and barbiturates) anesthetics.
