Anti-Anxiety Medications
Produces a pleasant and relaxing experience with minimal side affects and rapid recovery.
What is Nitrous Oxide?
MSA or Middle Superior Alveolar injection anesthetizes maxillary first and second premolars, MB root of the first molars and facial/buccal tissue.
What is short needle with septocaine?
Maxillary central incisor, lateral incisors, and canine.
What is ASA?
Penetration Site: The needle is inserted posterolaterally into the pterygomandibular raphe, parallel to and about 1 cm above the mandibular occlusal plane.
What is IA?
Patient is in their first trimester of pregnancy.
Only a trained or certified personnel can administer this for patients undergoing extensive procedures which produces a minimally depressed level of consciousness.
What is IV sedation?
GP or Greater palatine injection anesthetizes posterior portion of the hard palate and tissues?
What is short or x-short needle with septocaine?
What is infiltration?
Penetration Site: Palatal mucosa lateral to the widest anteroposterior dimension of the incisive papilla
What is NP?
Patient has a substance use history.
What is narcotics and N2O?
Anti-anxiety agent prescribed that can produce sleep or sedation. The patient should not drive themselves to and from the appointment.
What is Benzodiazepines like Lorazepam or Diazepam?
IA or inferior alveolar anesthetizes mandibular teeth to the midline, penetration site is on the raphe 1 cm above the mandibular occlusal plane.
What is long needle with Lidocaine?
Inferior alveolar nerve, anesthetizes mandibular posterior teeth to the midline.
What is IA?
Penetration Site: Height of the mucobuccal anterior to the canine fold eminence (caninefossa).
What is ASA?
Patient has a respiratory compromise such as COPD or severe asthma?
What is N2O?
What is Nitrous Oxide?
LB or Long buccal, penetrates on the buccal fold DB to the posterior molar in the arch. Requiring treatment for Rubberdam.
No teeth anesthetized, but will anesthetize palatal incisors and canines.
What is NP?
Penetration Site: Location varies, check radiographs and gently palpate buccal vestibule beginning at the first mandible molar and move anterior until foramen is located. Close to the apices between the first and second premolar on the mandible.
What is Mental Incisive?
Patient has epinephrine allergy.
What is local anesthesia without EPI?
Often used for short-term anxiety relief before dental procedures, this mild sedative is commonly taken 1 hour prior to the appointment and may cause drowsiness.
What is antihistamine or hydroxyzine?
PDL or periodontal ligament injection, provides localized anesthesia by injecting anesthetic solution under pressure.
What is short or x-short needle with septocaine?
Anesthetized maxillary first, second, and third molars except mesiobuccal root of molar, including the facial periodontium.
What is PSA?
Penetration Site: Palatal soft tissue slightly anterior to the GP foramen at anterior border of depression of the foramen.
What is GP?
Patient has severe cardiac conditions, such as uncontrolled hypertension.
What is a local anesthesia contraindication?