Dental anesthetic nerve damage – What is the cause? Dental anesthetic nerve damage after administering dental anesthetic is a known risk factor, although it is very uncommon. The exact cause may never be known because multiple things are happening at once, physical and chemical trauma. Dental anesthetic nerve damage recovery rates Temporary paresthesia occurs in […]
What is the deal with buffered dental anesthetic? The theory is that buffering anesthetic makes the injection less painful as it changes the pH of the solution from acidic to a close to neutral pH. It is also theorized that the anesthetic can work faster and be more profound as anesthetic doesn’t work until neutral and […]
Dental local anesthetics Dental local anesthetics are the numbing agents dentist use to ensure local anesthesia of teeth and gums in order to do our work. There are several types of anesthetic we can use and several techniques from which we can choose to deliver it. Dental local anesthetics options Dental anesthetics are either amide […]
Articaine vs lidocaine – Which is better? A JADA 2011 meta-analysis by Brandt showing what many dentists have thought for a long time….articaine works better than lidocaine. In comparison to lidocaine, articaine is almost 4 times more likely to produce profound pupal anesthesia in some areas of the mouth. Articaine has been shown to be […]
