Local anesthetics such as lidocaine block pain effectively, but they also impair motor and autonomic functions by indiscriminately blocking sodium channels in all neurons. Binshtok et al.

According to Ciancio, dentists have several concerns when administering injectable anesthesia that include but are not limited to the patient’s concern with the needle stick. “Injection carries ...

A steroid injection may also contain a local anesthetic (a numbing drug) to reduce the discomfort while injecting the drug. You can go home the day of the procedure. If you have swelling after the ...

Pregnancy (Cat.B). Nursing mothers. Increased risk of methemoglobinemia when concurrently exposed to nitrates/nitrites, local anesthetics, antineoplastic agents, antibiotics, antimalarials ...

A healthy man had bone tissue death in his jaw following an anesthesia injection for a cavity, which is believed to be the first reported ... To treat him, tooth #47 was removed and a sequestrectomy ...

Surgical correction of strabismus improves measures of vision in patients over age 80 years, highlighting the safety and efficacy of the procedure in older adults, a study found.