Local anesthesia and pain control for the child - Rackham Flashcards
T/F even the youngest child treated in the dental office normally has no contraindications for the use of a local anesthetic
True
T/F patients experience no negative symptoms associated with topical lidocaine
false - it can kill you if you put too much on
how long are the following needles
long?
short?
extra-short?
32-40mm
20-25mm
15mm
if anesthetic solution is cloudy, it can still be used on a patient.
False, that means there is bacteria in it
lidocaine usually comes in what percentage?
articaine?
2%
4%
What color band is articaine?
gold
What color band is bupivicaine?
blue
what color bands does LIdocaine com in and what is the difference between them
light blue - 2% plain
Green - 2% with 1:50,000 epi
Red - 2% with 1:100,000 epi
What colors does mepivacaine come in and what are the differences?
Tan - 3% plain
Brown (also called matte gold) - 2% with levonordefrin 1:20,000
What colors does prilocaine come in?
black - 4% plain
yellow - 4% 1:200,000 epi
What is the most conservative guideline that can be applied to all anesthetic formulations used in dentistry?
the rule of 25
1 carp of anesthetic for every 25 pounds of patient weight
for lidocaine 2% with 1:100,000 epi what is the max dose?
1.8 ml (1 carp) per every 18 pounds of body weight
for articaine 4% with 1:100,000 epi what is the max dose
1.8 ml (1 carp) per every 22 pounds of body weight
T/F the max dose of LA needs to be reduced if the patient is also receiving oral sedatives for behavior management or opiates for pain
True
When doing an IA injection on a child the needle hub should be about where in the mouth to get the correct depth of injection?
just distal of tooth T
