Recent Advances of Local Anasthesia in Pediatric Dentistry

Bys: Philip, Deepthi Alice, S, Anandaraj, George, Sageena

Pain is an unpleasant stimulation caused by an illness or injury. Various medical and dental procedures involve invasive procedures that may cause pain to the patient. For effective treatment and patient satisfaction, the procedures have to be made the least painful and it has to be minimally invasive. Various techniques General anesthesia, local anesthesia, etc. have evolved over the years to provide painless treatment experience (1)Advancements in local anesthetic solution include phentolamine mesylate (local anaesthesia off switch) which is a drug used to reverse the anaesthetic effects, buffered local anaesthetic solution, EMLA, buffered local anaesthesia, Articaine HCL by buccal infiltration, etc Pain control is one of the most important aspects of behavioral management in children undergoing dental treatment. Special consideration of LA in pediatric dentistry includes anaesthetic overdose, self-inflicted soft tissue injury related to prolonged duration of soft tissue anaesthesia and technique variations related to smaller skulls and differing anatomy of younger patients.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6208010845
• ISBN13: 9786208010843
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"