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Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am
; 25(3): 453-65, vi, 2013 Aug.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23660127
RESUMEN
This article provides a comprehensive review of the pharmacology of local anesthetics as a class, and provides details of the individual drugs available in dental cartridges. Maximum recommended doses of local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors are presented for healthy adult and pediatric patients, and for patients with cardiovascular system impairments. Various complications and reasons for failure of local anesthesia effectiveness are discussed, and current and future trends in local anesthesia are presented to provide an overview of current research in local anesthesia.