What's the maximum recommended dose for lidocaine or mepivacaine during dental procedures? The answer remains unclear as guidelines published by dental organizations differ from those of manufacturers ...

Can you guess which states in the U.S. still do not allow dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia? Chances are, your hunch was right: States in the traditionally conservative south -- Alabama ...

Local anaesthesia remains a cornerstone in modern dental practice, providing effective pain management for a wide range of procedures. Its judicious use not only enhances patient comfort but also ...

A topical mucoadhesive tablet containing the antidepressant amitriptyline significantly reduced pain from needle pricks in a small, randomized controlled clinical trial. The researchers said the ...

As my dentist loomed above me with a gigantic syringe full of anesthetic, it didn’t seem like the right time to ask what precisely he was injecting into my gums. But that last trip to the dentist for ...

Sam Pate, left, and Virginia Augsbery perform dental work on a child at Salida Surgery Center earlier this month. Joan Barnett Lee [email protected] The state has proposed guidelines for the use of ...

BRADENTON, Fla., May 8-- State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (formerly the Manatee Community College) issued the following news release: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) Dental ...

The new year is two weeks away, and come 2026, several laws will begin to go into effect, or they'll expand, in the state of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved KOVANAZE, the first nasal-administered dental anesthetic. 1. KOVANAZE is the first product developed by the Fort Collins, Colo.-based company St.