International Journal of Oral Health Sciences and Advances
Year : 2014, Volume : 2, Issue : 3
First page : ( 33) Last page : ( 36)
Print ISSN : 2320-1576. Online ISSN : 2320-2483.

Local anesthetics in dental practice- A brief review

Dr. Akifuddin Syed

Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daswani Dental College and Hospital, Kota, Rajasthan

Online published on 14 October, 2014.

Abstract

Local anesthetics have been in use in dental practice for more than 100 years. The advent of local anesthetics with the development of nerve blockade injection techniques heralded a new era of patient comfort while permitting more extensive and invasive dental procedures. A brief history and summary of the current local anesthetics available is reviewed.

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Keywords

Local anesthesia, Hot tooth, Topical Anesthetics, Injectable Anesthetics.

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