Dental Hygiene: Local Anesthesia questions with correct answers

What are the routes of local anesthetic delivery in dentistry? CORRECT ANSWER Topical, submucosal (injection) What are the components of a good anesthetic? CORRECT ANSWER Biocompatibility, safe and effective What are aspects of biocompatibility? CORRECT ANSWER Non-irritable, nontoxic, non-allergenic, bio- transforms, reversible What makes an anesthetic safe and effective? CORRECT ANSWER - Works with area tissues (nerves) - Short onset, no residual effects - Duration and potent enough for procedure - sterilizable - Patients remain conscious True or False. An amide has nitrogen in the intermediate chain of its chemical formula. An ester has no nitrogen in the intermediate chain. CORRECT ANSWER Both statements are true. What is Pharmacodynamics? CORRECT ANSWER Action on peripheral nerves, CNS, CVS, tissues - Interrupt normal actions. What is Pharmacokinetics? CORRECT ANSWER absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination