Flashcards in Chapter 5 Deck (16)
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Local Anesthetic Solutions
manufactured in single-use cartridges (carpules)
-1.8 of solution
-Articaine: 1.7mL of solution
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Lidicaine
Xylocaine, alphacaine, octocaine
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Mepivacaine
carbocaine, arestocaine, isocaine, polocaine
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Articaine
Septocaine, Zorcaine, Articadent
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Bupivacaine
Marcaine
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Vasoconstrictor preservatives
-Sodium bisulfite
-Metabisulfite
-Acetone sodium bisulfite
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Purposes of acetone sodium bisulfite
provides a prolonged shelf life via antioxidant properties.
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Disadvantages of acetone sodium bisulfite
-Increased acidity of pH of anesthetic solution
-Potential for allergic reactions
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Which anesthetic Agents are metabolized in the plasma by plasma cholinesterase?
Esters
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Which anesthetic Agents is metabolized in the liver?
Amides
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Short-acting anesthetics
-Approximately 30-minute duration
-Pulpal anesthesia
-No vasoconstrictor
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Intermediate-acting Anesthetics
-Approximately 60-minute duration
-Pulpal anesthesia
-Does contain a vasoconstrictor
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Long-acting anesthetics
-Approximately 90-minute duration
-Pulpal anesthesia
-Does contain a vasoconstrictor
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When hemostasis control is needed
adrenergic vasoconstrictors offer considerable value to the selection of the anesthetic.
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Higher doses of epinephrine are needed to produce
the vasoconstriction action of alpha receptors.
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