LOCAL ANESTHESIA LATEST
CDCA
None of the above - ANSWERS-Before using a cartridge you should
wipe it down with:*
A. A disinfectant
B. Soak it in alcohol
C. Autoclave it
D. Sterilize it
Benzocaine - ANSWERS-Which topical anesthetic is NOT absorbed
systemically?
It has a greater chance of breaking because the point at which the needle
shaft meets the hub is the least flexible and weakest part - ANSWERS-
What would happen if you were to insert the needle into the hub?
Use the one handed scoop method, lay cap on the table and with one
hand scoop up the cap with the needle - ANSWERS-How do you safely
recap a needle?
When you let off pressure, it aspirates - ANSWERS-How does a self-
aspirating syringe work?
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, LOCAL ANESTHESIA LATEST
CDCA
Both - ANSWERS-Are mandibular nerves motor, sensory, or both?
Nerve block- close proximity to nerve trunk
Infiltration - flooding area that you want numb - ANSWERS-What is the
difference between a block and an infiltration?
YES - ANSWERS-Is laryngeal edema life threatening?
15 minutes - ANSWERS-How long can you safely leave on a lidocaine
patch?
Mepivacaine (Carbocaine) - ANSWERS-What is the most common
anesthetic without epinephrine?*
5-10 mm from free gingival margin - ANSWERS-Injection site for
lingual infiltration of maxillary molars
54 mg
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, LOCAL ANESTHESIA LATEST
CDCA
3% solution = 30 x 1.8 = 54 - ANSWERS-How much epi is in 3 %
solution?
36 mg
2% = 20 x 1.8 = 36 - ANSWERS-How much epi is in 2% solution?***
Using a 2 hand method - ANSWERS-Least preferable way to recap a
needle?
Greater Palatine - ANSWERS-If #15 has a periodontal abscess and
you've already given the PSA, what other injection will you need to
numb the lingual?
Free gingival margin - ANSWERS-You are scaling the lingual of #13,
where would you give the injection for an infiltration?
Mucobuccal fold, Mucogingival junction, free gingival margin, or apex
of #13***
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CDCA
None of the above - ANSWERS-Before using a cartridge you should
wipe it down with:*
A. A disinfectant
B. Soak it in alcohol
C. Autoclave it
D. Sterilize it
Benzocaine - ANSWERS-Which topical anesthetic is NOT absorbed
systemically?
It has a greater chance of breaking because the point at which the needle
shaft meets the hub is the least flexible and weakest part - ANSWERS-
What would happen if you were to insert the needle into the hub?
Use the one handed scoop method, lay cap on the table and with one
hand scoop up the cap with the needle - ANSWERS-How do you safely
recap a needle?
When you let off pressure, it aspirates - ANSWERS-How does a self-
aspirating syringe work?
END OF
PAGE
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, LOCAL ANESTHESIA LATEST
CDCA
Both - ANSWERS-Are mandibular nerves motor, sensory, or both?
Nerve block- close proximity to nerve trunk
Infiltration - flooding area that you want numb - ANSWERS-What is the
difference between a block and an infiltration?
YES - ANSWERS-Is laryngeal edema life threatening?
15 minutes - ANSWERS-How long can you safely leave on a lidocaine
patch?
Mepivacaine (Carbocaine) - ANSWERS-What is the most common
anesthetic without epinephrine?*
5-10 mm from free gingival margin - ANSWERS-Injection site for
lingual infiltration of maxillary molars
54 mg
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PAGE
2
, LOCAL ANESTHESIA LATEST
CDCA
3% solution = 30 x 1.8 = 54 - ANSWERS-How much epi is in 3 %
solution?
36 mg
2% = 20 x 1.8 = 36 - ANSWERS-How much epi is in 2% solution?***
Using a 2 hand method - ANSWERS-Least preferable way to recap a
needle?
Greater Palatine - ANSWERS-If #15 has a periodontal abscess and
you've already given the PSA, what other injection will you need to
numb the lingual?
Free gingival margin - ANSWERS-You are scaling the lingual of #13,
where would you give the injection for an infiltration?
Mucobuccal fold, Mucogingival junction, free gingival margin, or apex
of #13***
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