New to this edition
- NEW!
Local Anesthesia for the Child and Adolescent chapter focuses on the delivery techniques and administration protocol needed for pediatric and adolescent patients.
- NEW! Advanced local anesthetic techniques include the Vazirani-Akinosi mandibular block, intraseptal injections, and pre-puncture technique for the C-CLAD.
- NEW! Coverage of dynamic and emerging topics include newer anesthetic agents, buffering of anesthetics, determination of drug dosages, armamentarium and syringe preparation, maxillary and mandibular injection techniques and fulcrums, and information on electronic devices and new equipment.
- NEW clinical photos show basic and advanced injection techniques for maxillary and mandibular anesthesia, and new illustrations depict dental anatomy.
Author Information
By Demetra Daskalo Logothetis, RDH, MS
Part One: Introduction to Pain Control
1. Local Anesthesia in Dental Hygiene Practice: An Introduction
2. Neurophysiology
Part Two: Local and Topical Anesthetic Agents
3. Pharmacology of Local Anesthetic Agents
4. Pharmacology of Vasoconstrictors
5. Local Anesthetic Agents
Appendix 5-1: Summary of Amide Local Anesthetic Agents and Vasoconstrictors
6. Topical Anesthetic Agents
Part Three: Patient Assessment
7. Preanesthetic Assessment
Appendix 7-1: Sample Medical History form in English/Spanish
8. Determining Drug Doses
Appendix 8-1: Summary of Local Anesthetics Agents and Vasoconstrictors
Appendix 8-2: Comparison of Previous and Current Maximum Recommended Doses of Local Anesthetic Agents per Appointment for Healthy Patients NEW!
Appendix 8-3: Dosing Information for Regional Local Anesthesia Board Examinations Requiring Calculations Based on 1.7 mL of Solution
Part Four: Local Anesthetic Techniques for the Dental Hygienist
9. Armamentarium/Syringe Preparation
10. Anatomic Considerations for the Administration of Local Anesthesia
11. Basic Injection Techniques
Appendix 11-1: Sharps Management: CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in the Dental Health Care Setting
Appendix 11-2: Safe and Unsafe Needle Recapping Techniques
12. Maxillary Nerve Anesthesia
Appendix 12-1: Summary of Maxillary Injections
13. Mandibular Nerve Anesthesia
Appendix 13-1: Summary of Mandibular Injections
Appendix 13-2 NEW!
14. Local Anesthesia for the Child and Adolescent NEW!
Part Five: Complications, Legal Considerations, and Risk Management
15. Local Anesthesic Complications
16. Legal Considerations and Risk Management
Glossary
Index
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