LOCAL ANESTHESIA BOARD
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
What causes a hematoma? - correct answer-Injecting in the
pterygoid plexus during a PSA injection
Needle gauge: which lumen is smallest? - correct answer-
Larger the gauge: smaller the lumen
Smaller the gauge: larger the lumen
What sensation is lost first? - correct answer-Pain
What function does sodium chloride provide in LA solutions? -
correct answer-Makes the solution isotonic
Local anesthetics to avoid in patients with a sulfa allergy -
correct answer-Articaine
, If a patient receives 3 1.7 ml cartridges of 3% mepivicaine, how
much drug did she receive? - correct answer-3% equals
=(1.7 x 30) x 3
=51 mg x 3
The answer is 153 mg.
What type of injection is local anesthesia - correct answer-
Subcutaneous: under the skin
If you were going to anesthetize the maxillary incisors where
would you inject? - correct answer-Papilla
Least preferable way to recap needle - correct answer-2 hand
method
Do myelinated nerves travel faster or slower than unmyeliated
nerves? - correct answer-Impulses travel faster
What injection numbs lower lip? - correct answer-IANB: the
lingual nerve
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
What causes a hematoma? - correct answer-Injecting in the
pterygoid plexus during a PSA injection
Needle gauge: which lumen is smallest? - correct answer-
Larger the gauge: smaller the lumen
Smaller the gauge: larger the lumen
What sensation is lost first? - correct answer-Pain
What function does sodium chloride provide in LA solutions? -
correct answer-Makes the solution isotonic
Local anesthetics to avoid in patients with a sulfa allergy -
correct answer-Articaine
, If a patient receives 3 1.7 ml cartridges of 3% mepivicaine, how
much drug did she receive? - correct answer-3% equals
=(1.7 x 30) x 3
=51 mg x 3
The answer is 153 mg.
What type of injection is local anesthesia - correct answer-
Subcutaneous: under the skin
If you were going to anesthetize the maxillary incisors where
would you inject? - correct answer-Papilla
Least preferable way to recap needle - correct answer-2 hand
method
Do myelinated nerves travel faster or slower than unmyeliated
nerves? - correct answer-Impulses travel faster
What injection numbs lower lip? - correct answer-IANB: the
lingual nerve
