title: Essentials of local anesthetic pharmacology.
abstract: It is impossible to provide effective dental care without the use of local anesthetics. This drug class has an impressive history of safety and efficacy, but all local anesthetics have the potential to produce significant toxicity if used carelessly. The purpose of this review is to update the practitioner on issues regarding the basic pharmacology and clinical use of local anesthetic formulations.
authors.affiliation: Sinclair Community College, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002355:Carticaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity; D006801:Humans; D011343:Procaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D011343:Procaine; D002355:Carticaine