Th6031 - Hit Me with Your Best Shot: Making Local Anesthesia Effective and Comfortable
Date/Time: 3/21/2024 12 - 3 p.m.
Type: Lectures Handouts: Yes
Room: GWCC - A405
Dentist Fee: $95.00 Other Fee: $65.00
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, Students
Keyword(s): Anesthesia/Sedation
Pain Management
AGD Code: 340
Patients do not want to experience pain during dental treatment. Local anesthetics are the safest and most effective drugs for the prevention and management of pain, yet, on occasion, achieving profound anesthesia painlessly can be challenging. We will discuss the means to making dental local anesthetic injections more effective and more comfortable. Topics include: articaine; buffering (the local anesthetic ‘on switch’); phentolamine (the local anesthetic ‘off switch’), and computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery (C-CLAD).