title: Advances in local anesthesia in dentistry.
abstract: Local pain management is the most critical aspect of patient care in dentistry. The improvements in agents and techniques for local anesthesia are probably the most significant advances that have occurred in dental science. This article provides an update on the most recently introduced local anesthetic agents along with new technologies used to deliver local anesthetics. Safety devices are also discussed, along with an innovative method for reducing the annoying numbness of the lip and tongue following local anesthesia.
authors: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, 760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA. Orrett.ogle@woodhullhc.nychhc.org
authors: Orrett E
authors: OE
authors: Ogle
authors: Ghazal
authors: G
authors: Mahjoubi
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002355:Carticaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000517:prevention & control; D007267:Injections / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000517:prevention & control; D012449:Safety; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000639:trends; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002355:Carticaine