Essentials of Local Anesthetic Pharmacology

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Essentials of Local Anesthetic Pharmacology
Anesthesia Progress
Volume 53, Issue 3 (Fall 2006)

Daniel E. Becker, DDS*, Kenneth L. Reed, DMD‹
* Professor of Allied Health Sciences, Sinclair Community College, and Associate Director of Education, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
‹ Private practice limited to anesthesia for dentistry, Arizona, and Clinical Associate Professor, The Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Dentistry, Portland, Oregon, and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Anesthesia and Medicine, School of Dentistry, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

It is impossible to provide effective dental care without the use of local anesthetics. This drug class has an impressive history of safety and efficacy, but all local anesthetics have the potential to produce significant toxicity if used carelessly. The purpose of this review is to update the practitioner on issues regarding the basic pharmacology and clinical use of local anesthetic formulations.

Keywords: Local anesthetic pharmacology

Received: January 22, 2006; Accepted: January 22, 2006

DOI: 10.2344/0003-3006(2006)53[98:EOLAP]2.0.CO;2

Address correspondence to Daniel E. Becker, DDS, 444 West 3rd Street, Dayton, OH 45402.

© 2007 The American Dental Society of Anesthesiology