title: Reliable local anesthesia in emergency treatment.
abstract: Patients today expect and demand painless dentistry. Problems arise when a patient presents with a dental emergency, and the dentist is not able to meet the expectations and demands for painless dentistry because the "conventional" anesthetic blocks and infiltrations simply are not effective. This paper will examine some of the reasons for ineffective anesthesia and will explain several supplemental anesthetic injection techniques to better serve his/her patients' needs.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Taintor
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Biesterfeld
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D012390:Root Canal Therapy