Can you guess which states in the U.S. still do not allow dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia? Chances are, your hunch was right: States in the traditionally conservative south -- Alabama ...

What's the maximum recommended dose for lidocaine or mepivacaine during dental procedures? The answer remains unclear as guidelines published by dental organizations differ from those of manufacturers ...

1. Which doctor administers anesthesia during dental procedures? Usually it is the dentist who administers local anesthesia during dental procedures. However, for administering general anesthesia and ...

Is it true that the anesthesia lidocaine can cause heart damage or heart problems? What are the side effects? I don't suffer from heart disease, but I am scared of lidocaine hurting my heart.

A topical mucoadhesive tablet containing the antidepressant amitriptyline significantly reduced pain from needle pricks in a small, randomized controlled clinical trial. The researchers said the ...

Pulp cells are essential for tooth development, and dentin repair and regeneration. In addition these cells have been identified as an important stem cell source. Local anesthetics are widely used in ...

This book is written by Demetra Daskalos Logothetis and published by Elsevier. It costs around £52.19 (see www.elsevierhealth.co.uk) (ISBN 9780323396332). This book was such an interesting and easy ...

Sam Pate, left, and Virginia Augsbery perform dental work on a child at Salida Surgery Center earlier this month. Joan Barnett Lee jlee@modbee.com The state has proposed guidelines for the use of ...

BRADENTON, Fla., May 8-- State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (formerly the Manatee Community College) issued the following news release: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) Dental ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A big, scary needle is not a welcome sight at the dentist's office, and it can cause a lot of stress at later visits. "The metal syringe does cause them a little bit of anxiety," ...