Lecture 5 Flashcards
What does trypanophobia mean?
-Fear of needles
Where is the bevel of the needle always pointed?
-Always toward the bone
When you insert a short needle how much of the needle still needs to be visible?
-4 mm
How far do you insert a large needle?
1/2 its length
What nerve blocks do you find in the maxilla?
- PSA
- MSA
- ASA
- Greater palatine block
- Infraorbital block
- Nasopalatine
What nerve blocks do you find in the mandible?
- IA
- Buccal
- Mental
- Incisive
- Gow-Gates mandibular nerve block
If you are using multiple drugs what should they never exceed?
-The maximum of the lower total amount
If you have to inject into an abscess what type of anesthetic would you use?
-Carbicaine because of the acidic pH of the infection
T/F You should change needles if you have injected into an infection
True
What are category B drugs?
- Lidocaine
- Prilocaine
- Etidocaine
What is pulpal (supraperiosteal) anesthesia?
-Through anesthesia of each nerve’s dental branches as they extend into the pulp tissue
What block is recommended for maxillary molar teeth and associated buccal tissues in one quadrant?
-PSA
What block is recommended for maxillary premolars and associated buccal tissues?
-MSA block
What block is recommended for maxillary canine and the incisors in one quadrant?
-ASA
What block is recommended for palatal tissues distal to the maxillary canine in one quadrant?
-Greater palatine block (V2)