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LOCAL ANESTHESIA PROMETRIC 2025
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
Greater Palatine - correct answer- 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 - correct answer- 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
Nasopalatine - correct answer- A central incisor has a
periodontal defect on the lingual root surface, what injection
would you use?
Cold and compression for 12 hours - correct answer- What is
the treatment for a hematoma?
Patient has complications metabolizing the drug - correct
answer- ****You are seeing a patient for SRP and they have
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Cirrhosis of the liver, what complications could arise from using
an amide local anesthetic?
#1. Works on mucous membranes. #2 not systemically toxic -
correct answer- *****What best describes a topical anesthetic?
Keratinized/palatal tissue - correct answer- *****Where would
topical anesthetic be least affective?
Expiration date on cartridge - correct answer- What is the shelf-
life of LA?
No problems - correct answer- What would happen if you
administered 1 ml of solution per min?
A. No problems
B. Discomfort for patient
The infected area is more acidic which does not allow ionization
of sodium molecules - correct answer- Why doesn't LA work in
infected areas?
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What are the safe doses of epinephrine for a cardiac patient
and a healthy patient? - correct answer- ***0.2 mm for healthy
0.04 mm for cardiac pt
3.4-3.6 - correct answer- Some manufactures have changed
how many mL of solution are in a cartridge. How much would
be administered if you had given 2 full cartridges?
IA - correct answer- Where is most likely to use a long needle?
1.8 ml - correct answer- How much mL is in a single cartridge of
LA?
Smaller number, larger lumen - correct answer- Which gauge
has the smallest lumen?
Pain - correct answer- Which sensation is lost first?
Makes the solution isotonic - correct answer- What function
does sodium chloride provide in LA solutions?
LOCAL ANESTHESIA PROMETRIC 2025
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
Greater Palatine - correct answer- 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 - correct answer- 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
Nasopalatine - correct answer- A central incisor has a
periodontal defect on the lingual root surface, what injection
would you use?
Cold and compression for 12 hours - correct answer- What is
the treatment for a hematoma?
Patient has complications metabolizing the drug - correct
answer- ****You are seeing a patient for SRP and they have
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Cirrhosis of the liver, what complications could arise from using
an amide local anesthetic?
#1. Works on mucous membranes. #2 not systemically toxic -
correct answer- *****What best describes a topical anesthetic?
Keratinized/palatal tissue - correct answer- *****Where would
topical anesthetic be least affective?
Expiration date on cartridge - correct answer- What is the shelf-
life of LA?
No problems - correct answer- What would happen if you
administered 1 ml of solution per min?
A. No problems
B. Discomfort for patient
The infected area is more acidic which does not allow ionization
of sodium molecules - correct answer- Why doesn't LA work in
infected areas?
, 3 | Page
What are the safe doses of epinephrine for a cardiac patient
and a healthy patient? - correct answer- ***0.2 mm for healthy
0.04 mm for cardiac pt
3.4-3.6 - correct answer- Some manufactures have changed
how many mL of solution are in a cartridge. How much would
be administered if you had given 2 full cartridges?
IA - correct answer- Where is most likely to use a long needle?
1.8 ml - correct answer- How much mL is in a single cartridge of
LA?
Smaller number, larger lumen - correct answer- Which gauge
has the smallest lumen?
Pain - correct answer- Which sensation is lost first?
Makes the solution isotonic - correct answer- What function
does sodium chloride provide in LA solutions?
