December 23, 2011 News Anaesthesia

Addition Of Mannitol Increases Effectiveness Of Dental Nerve Block Anesthesia

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By Marty Jablow Allowing a patient to be comfortable and pain-free during surgical and restorative dental procedures is an essential part of the process. The most commonly used local anesthetic injection for lower teeth is the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN)…

February 21, 2011 News AnaesthesiaPain management

Is articaine better for infiltrations?

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By Laird Harrison, Senior Editor -Dr. Bicuspid — Articaine worked better than competing anesthetics in seven out of 10 randomized clinical trials of infiltration analyzed for a review presented at the recent American Association for Dental Research (AADR) meeting in Washington, DC. But…