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This comprehensive test bank for Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist 2nd Edition by Demetra Daskalos Logothetis is an essential academic resource designed to help dental hygiene students master the principles and clinical application of local anesthesia. The material includes a wide range of examination-style questions and answers covering neurophysiology of pain, pharmacology of anesthetic agents, vasoconstrictors, injection techniques, dosage calculations, patient assessment, complications, contraindications, emergency management, and infection control in dental practice. It is structured to strengthen critical thinking, clinical judgment, and safe administration skills required for effective pain management in dental settings. This resource supports preparation for exams, quizzes, practical evaluations, and classroom discussions while reinforcing key concepts in dental anesthesia and patient care. The content aligns with current dental hygiene education standards and emphasizes patient safety, comfort, and evidence-based clinical practice. Ideal for comprehensive review, self-assessment, and academic success, this updated study guide helps learners improve knowledge retention, enhance clinical competence, and achieve excellence throughout the 2026–2027 academic year.

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LOCAL ANESTHESIA for the DENTAL HYGIENIST
Second Edition Demetra Daskalos Logothetis, RDH, MS
Professor Emeritus and Graduate Program Director
Departmen of Dental Medicine University of New Mexico, J




Albuquerque, New Mexico Educational Consultant, Albuquer

Acetylsalicylic/ Acid/ (Aspirin)/ -/ ANSWER:/ ASA/ J J J J J J




antipyretic/ -/ ANSWER:/ reduces/ fever/ (Tylenol,/ aspirin) J J J J J J




Epinephrine/ is/ naturally/ secreted/ by/the/ adrenal/ glands/ and/ the/ sympathetic/ nerve/ fibers./ The/
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hormone/ can/ be/ obtained/ via/ extraction/ from/ the/ adrenal/ glands/ of/ cattle/ and/ sheep,/ or/ it/ can/
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be/ made/ in/ a/ laboratory./ Synthetic/ production/ of/ epinephrine/ entails/ the/ reaction/ of/ catechol/
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and/ chloroacetyl/ chloride./ -/ ANSWER:
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antipyretic/ -/ ANSWER:/ reduces/ fever/ (Tylenol,/ aspirin) J J J J J J




In/ 1842,/ it/ was/ reported/ that/ William/ Clarke/ administered/ ether,/ via/ a/ towel,/ to/ a/ woman/ as/
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one/ ofher/ teeth/ was/ extracted/ by/ a/ dentist./ -/ ANSWER:
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Tagamet/ (cimetidine)/ decreases/ hepatic/ blood/ flow/ and/ inhibits/ hepatic/ metabolism/ of/
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amides,/ particularly/ lidocaine,/ by/ competing/ for/ binding/ to/ hepatic/ oxidative/ enzymes,/ and/
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therefore/ increases/ half/ life/ of/ the/ amide/ anesthetic,/ augmenting/ the/ risk/ for/ toxic/ overdose./ -/
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Morphine/ -/ ANSWER:/ narcotic/ drug/ derived/ from/ opium,/ used/ to/ treat/ severe/ pain
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Horace/ Wells, / a/ dentist,/ first/ tried/ nitrous/ oxide/ for/ dental/ pain/ control/ after/ attending/ several/
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"laughing/ gas"/ parties./ -/ ANSWER: J J J J




He/ practiced/ on/ himself/ by/ using/ nitrous/ oxide,/ which/ he/ considered/ safer/ than/ ether,/ and/ had/
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a/ fellow/ dentist/ extract/ his/ tooth.He/ felt/ nothing/ during/ the/ extraction/ and/ discovered/ nitrous/
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oxide/ to/ be/ an/ effective/ anesthetic./ -/ ANSWER:
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,Halothane,/ a/ safe/ and/ stable/ chemical/ for/ inhalation/ anesthesia,/ was/ introduced/ in/ 1956./ -/
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Halothane/ (Fluothane)/ -/ ANSWER:/ halogenated/ hydrocarbon/ volatile/ liquid/ anesthetic/
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with/ good/ maintenance
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The/ first/ local/ anesthetic,/ cocaine,/ was/ isolated/ from/ coca/ leaves/ by/Albert/ Niemann/ and/
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Francesco/ Di/ Stefano/ in/ Germany/ in/ the/ 1860s./ -/ ANSWER:
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Cocaine/ was/ first/ used/ as/ a/ local/ anesthetic/ in/ 1884/ by/ Karl/ Koller,/ who/ demonstrated/ the/ use/
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during/ painless/ ophthalmological/ surgery./ -/ ANSWER:
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In/ 1905,/ the/ ester/ procaine/ (Novocaine)/ was/ created/ in/ Germany/ and,/ when/ mixed/ with/ a/
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proportion/ of/ epinephrine,/ was/ found/ to/ be/ effective/ and/ safe/ -/ ANSWER:
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Procaine/ took/ a/ long/ time/ to/ produce/ the/ desired/ anesthetic/ result,/ wore/ off/ quickly,/ and/ was/
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not/ as/ potent/ as/ cocaine./ Additionally,/ many/ patients/ were/ allergic/ to/ procaine/ because/
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procaine/ is/ an/ ester/ that/ has/ a/ high/ potential/ for/ allergic/ reactions./ -/ ANSWER:
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In/ the/ 1940s,/ a/ new/ group/ of/ local/ anesthetic/ compounds,/ the/ amides,were/ introduced./ The/
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initial/ amide/ local/ anesthetic,/ lidocaine,/ was/ synthesized/ by/ the/ Swedish/ chemist/ Nils/
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Lofgren/ in/ 1943./ -/ ANSWER:/ Lidocaine/ revolutionized/ pain/ control/ in/ dentistry/
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worldwide,/ because/ it/ was/ both/ more/ potent/ and/ less/ allergenic/ than/ procaine./ In/ the/
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succeeding/ years,/ other/ amide/ local/ anesthetics/ (prilocaine/ in/ 1959,/ bupivacaine/ and/
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mepivacaine/ in/ 1957)/ were/ introduced. J J J J




These/ new/ amide/ local/ anesthetics/ provided/ the/ dental/ practitioner/ with/ an/ array/ of/ local/
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anesthetics/ for/ pulpal/ anesthesia/ that/ could/ last/ from/ 20/ minutes/ (mepivacaine/ plain)/ to/ 3/
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hours/ (bupivacaine/ with/ epinephrine)/ -/ ANSWER:
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In/ 1969,/ Rusching/ and/ colleagues/ prepared/ a/ new/ drug,/ carticaine,/ which/ differed/ from/ the/
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previous/ amide/ local/ anesthetics/ -/ ANSWER:/ Renamed/ articaine/ in/ 1984,/ the/ drug/ was/
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derived/ from/ thiophene/ and/ thus/ contained/ a/ thiophene/ ring/ in/ its/ molecule/ instead/ of/ the/
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usual/ benzene/ ring./ Articaine/ became/ available/ in/ 2000/ for/ marketing/ in/ the/ United/ States/ in/
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a/ 4%/ 1:100,000/ epinephrine/ formulation.
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,Today,/ lidocaine/ remains/ the/ most/ popular/ anesthetic/ used/ in/ dentistry/ in/ the/ United/ States;/
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however,articaine/ is/ increasing/ in/ its/ popularity/ and/ is/ a/ close/ second/ to/ lidocaine.Many/ J J J J J J J J J J J J J




patients/ do/ not/ understand/ the/ distinction/ among/ the/ agents/ and/ still/ ask/ for/ Novocaine,/
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which/ is/ no/ longer/ available/ in/ dentistry./ -/ ANSWER:
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levonordefrin/ (Neo-Cobefrin)/ -/ANSWER:/Vasoconstrictor/ J J J J J




1/6th/ as/ strong/ as/ EPI
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Mostly/act/ on/ Alpha/ receptors/ (75%)/ Beta/ (25%)/
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Less/ systemic/ effects/ than/ EPI
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Max/ Dose/ in/ ALL/ Pt's/ =/ 1mg/appt/ =/ 11/ cartridges
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2%/ carbocaine/ with/ 1:20,000/ Levonordefrin
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inact/ -/ ANSWER:/ To/ bring/ into/ action/ or/ a/ state/ of/ activity.
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Pain/ threshold/ pertains/ to/ the/ point/ at/ which/ a/ sensation/ starts/ to/ be/ painful/ and/ discomfort/
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results./ This/ threshold/ varies/ among/ individuals/ and/ may/ be/ altered/ by/ some/ drugs/ such/ as/
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local/ anesthesia./ -/ ANSWER:/ Many/ patients/ fear/ the/ dental/ provider/ because/ they/ are/
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apprehensive/ about/ a/ "dental/ shot." J J J J




Local/ anesthetics/ are/ known/ as/ membrane-stabilizing/ drugs,/ which/ work/ by/ decreasing/ the/
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rate/ of/ depolarization/ when/ a/ membrane/ potential/ is/ initiated./ -/ ANSWER:/ When/ neurons/
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are/ firing/ quickly,/ causing/ sodium/ channels/ to/ be/ in/ their/ activated/ state,/ the/ local/ anesthetic/
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drugs/ bind/ easier/ to/ the/ sodium/ channels,/ increasing/ the/ onset/ of/ neuronal/ blockade./ This/
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phenomenon/ is/ called/ state/ dependent/ blockade J J J J J




Nissl/ substance/ is/ a/ basophilic/ material/ primarily/ composed/ of/ ribonucleic/ acid/ (RNA)/ and/
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proteins/ in/ aggregate/ with/ rough/ endoplasmic/ reticulum./ This/ substance/ is/ involved/ in/ protein/
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synthesis/ and/ cellular/ metabolism./ Nissl/ substance/ can/ vary/ in/ quantity,/ form,/ and/
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distribution/ in/ different/ types/ of/ neurons./ -/ ANSWER: J J J J J J J




breech-loading/ aspirating/ syringe/ -/ ANSWER: J J J J




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, Vazirani-Akinosi/ mandibular/ block/ -/ ANSWER:/ include/ the/ IN,/ lingual, / mental,/ incisve,/ J J J J J J J J J J J




and/ mylohyoid/ nerves/ within/ the/ pterygomandibular/ space/ and/ long/ buccal/ nerve/
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approximately/ 75%/ of/ the/ time J J J J




Morphine/ -/ ANSWER:/ narcotic/ drug/ derived/ from/ opium,/ used/ to/ treat/ severe/ pain/
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Helothane/ -/ ANSWER: J J




Procaine/ (Novocain)/ -/ ANSWER:/ used/ as/ an/ anasthetic,/ derived/ from/ the/ coca/ plant
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Myelin/ (lipoprotein/ sheath)/ is/ composed/ of/ about/ 75%/ lipid,/ about/ 20%/ protein,/ and/ about/
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5%/ carbohydrates./ Myelin/ is/ made/ up/ primarily/of/ a/ glycolipid/ called/ galactocerebroside/ and/
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almost/ completely/ insulates/ the/ axon/ from/ the/ outside./ -/ ANSWER:
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Unmyelinated/ fibers/ and/ myelinated/ axons/ of/ the/ CNS/ do/ not/ regenerate./ The/ demyelination/
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of/ axons/ is/ the/ cause/ of/ the/ multitude/ of/ neurologic/ symptoms/ seen/ in/ multiple/ sclerosis./ -/
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saltatory/ conduction/ -/ ANSWER:/ Rapid/ transmission/ of/ a/ nerve/ impulse/ along/ an/ axon,/
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resulting/ from/ the/ action/ potential/ jumping/ from/ one/ node/ of/ Ranvier / to/ another,/ skipping/ the/
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myelin-sheathed/ regions/ of/ membrane. J J J




Unmyelinated/ nerves/ are/ free/ nerve/ endings;/ the/ smallest/ nerve/ fibers/ are/ also/ known/ as/ C/
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fibers./ C/ fibers/ are/ the/ most/ numerous/ fiber/ type/ in/ the/ PNS./ -/ ANSWER:
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Peripheral/ nerve/ fibers/ differ/ substantially/ and/ can/ be/ classified/ based/ on/ axonal/ conduction/
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velocity,/ frequency/ of/ firing,/ degree/ of/ myelination,/ and/ fiber/ diameter./ -/ ANSWER:/ For/
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example,/ there/ are/ slow-conducting/ unmyelinated/ C/ fibers/ and/ faster-conducting/ myelinated/
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Aδ/ fibers./ All/ these/ factors/ influence/ the/ ability/ of/ the/ local/ anesthetic/ to/ block/ the/ nerve/
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conduction.


Type/ A/ fibers/ are/ the/ largest/ fibers/ present/ in/ mammalian/ nerves,/ and/ with/ the/ rate/ of/
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impulse/ transmission/ directly/ proportional/ to/ fiber/ diameter,/ this/ group/ comprises/ the/ most/
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rapidly/ conducting/ axons./ -/ ANSWER:/ They/ are/ responsible/ for/ conducting/ pressure/ and/
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motor/ sensations.Type/ A/ fibers/ are/ further/ divided/ into/ four/ groups,/ α/ through/ δ./ Aδ/ fibers
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