Renaissance in Local Anesthesia : 4% Local Anesthetics and Paresthesia – Fact or Fiction?
hosted byInternational Dental Seminars® Inc.Renaissance in Local Anesthesia : 4% Local Anesthetics and Paresthesia – Fact or Fiction? is organized by International Dental Seminars® Inc. and will be held from Feb 20, 2023 - Mar 15, 2025.
Original release date of this course: March 15, 2013
Review date: March 12, 2014, March 12, 2016, March 12, 2019, March 12, 2022
Expiration date: March 15, 2025
Description:
Local anesthetics are the most effective drugs in medicine for the prevention of pain. However good, adverse events can still occur. This section reviews the incidence of paresthesia following intraoral dental local anesthesia, with specific attention on articaine HCl.
Learning objectives:
On completing this section the student should be able to:
• Define ‘paresthesia’
• Discuss the literature claiming to have found a link between 4% anesthetic solutions and an increased risk of paresthesia
• Discuss the theories describing the etiology of paresthesia of the lingual nerve subsequent to inferior alveolar nerve block
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.
