This book covers aspects of local anesthesia relevant to operative pain control in dental practice. It will describe the techniques available to dentists to provide anesthesia of the teeth and surrounding structures. The management of failure, safety issues and methods of reducing injection discomfort will also be described.

ISBN: 1-85097-051-3
978-1-85097-051-4 , 9781850970514

150 pp; 139 color illus

Contents:
Chapter 1 Basic Pharmacology and Anatomy: A Whistle-stop Tour
Chapter 2 Instrumentation
Chapter 3 Local Anesthetic Drugs
Chapter 4 Techniques for Maxillary Anesthesia
Chapter 5 Techniques for Mandibular Anesthesia
Chapter 6 Supplementary Techniques
Chapter 7 Safety
Chapter 8 Trouble-shooting
Chapter 9 Painless Local Anesthesia: Is It Possible?
Index


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