Local Anesthesia Final Exam Review C. Mepivicaine
D. Lidocaine - ✔✔D
Which of the following statements is true of local anesthesia?
A. Local anesthesia eliminates the feeling of sensation without the loss of consciousness
B. Local anesthesia is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience Local anesthetics ______ the pain signal to the brain
C. Local anesthesia eliminates the feeling of sensation through loss of consciousness A. have no effect on
D. Local anesthesia is never necessary for dental hygiene appointments - ✔✔A B. slow
C. speed
Which of the following methods of pain control did not pave the way for modern anesthetics? D. block - ✔✔D
A. scaring off demons
B. herbs and plants Which of the following advantages is/are associated with the use of a local anesthetic?
C. therapeutic massage A. hemostasis
D. alcohol, cannabis, and opium - ✔✔C B. pain control
C. no memory of procedure
The first effective gas inhalation anesthetic was D. both A & B - ✔✔D
A. nitrous oxide
B. ether Which of the following statements is true?
C. halothane A. states are more likely to allow dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia than they are to allow
them to administer nitrous oxide
D. acetylated alicyclic acid - ✔✔B
B. states are more likely to allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide than they are to allow
them to administer local anesthesia
The first local anesthetic was C. dental hygienists are not currently permitted to administer nitrous oxide in the United States
A. lidocaine D. none of the above - ✔✔
B. cocaine
C. novocaine Which of the following defines pain threshold?
D. articaine - ✔✔B A. a neurological experience of pain
B. the personal interpretation and response to the pain message
Which of the following is the most populate dental anesthetic used in the USA? C. the point at which a sensation becomes painful, resulting in discomfort
A. Procaine D. a method or tool used to measure pain - ✔✔C
B. novocaine
,A patient's pain reaction may be influenced by his/her D. Dry mouth, decreased heart rate, and decreased rate of respiration - ✔✔C
A. age
B. culture Scheduling a ___________ appointment can help prevent apprehension in the anxious patient
C. emotional state A. short midweek
D. all of the above - ✔✔D B. long afternoon
C. short evening
A visual analog scale (VAS) is used to D. long morning - ✔✔A
A. locate pain
B. measure pain Although the patient may be apprehensive about receiving an injection, once the anesthesia is
administered, its effect will help attain the patient's human need for ___ by providing comfort
C. block pain receptors
A. safety
D. constrict blood vessels - ✔✔B
B. self-actualization
C. belonging
The relationship between a patient's needs and behaviors is best defined as
D. esteem - ✔✔A
A. the human needs paradigm
B. stress
Which of the following will lower the pain reaction threshold?
C. the tension paradigm
A. fear
D. dental phobia - ✔✔A
B. fatigue
C. emotional distress
The majority of patients who experience dental anxiety trace the onset of fear to
D. all of the above - ✔✔D
A. infancy
B. toddlerhood
______ is defined as the neurologic experience of pain; it differs little between individuals
C. childhood or adolescence
A. stress
D. adulthood - ✔✔C
B. pain reaction
C. pain perception
The health and dental history review is an opportune time to detect signs of patient anxiety. Which of
the following signs would indicate a patient is fearful of dental treatment? D. pain threshold - ✔✔C
A. elevated blood pressure, decreased heart rate, and relaxed posture
B. low blood pressure, decreased rate of respiration, and pupil dilation _______ is a physical and emotional response to a particular situation
C. elevated blood pressure, rapid heart rate, and cold, sweaty palms A. pain
, B. stress
C. apprehension Inject able amides are recommended over esters because there is:
D. anxiety - ✔✔B A. less risk of allergic reactions
B. increased potency
Dr. Henry Beecher is credited with defining _____ as a combinatino of physical sensation and cognitive C. decreased mechanism of action
perception
D. both A & B - ✔✔d
A. pain
B. pain control
_______ conduct both incoming and outgoing nerve transmissions
C. stress
A. Efferent nerves
D. pain reaction - ✔✔A
B. Afterward nerves
C. Mixed nerves
What potent drug used for pain control was derived from opium?
D. Combination nerves - ✔✔C
A. lidocaine
B. novocaine
The location of the fasciculi will determine how and when the local anesthetic takes effect _____
C. morphine bundles receive a ____ concentration of the anesthetic _______
D. codeine - ✔✔c A. Core, diluted, first
B. Mantle, higher, first
What drug did Horace Wells first introduce into dentistry for pain control? C. Core, higher, first
A. nitrous oxide D. Mantle, diluted, last - ✔✔B
B. local anesthetics
C. topical antesthetics The nervous system is organized by location direction of nerve impulse and function. Which of the
following categorizes the nervous system by function?
D. morphine - ✔✔d
A. Somatic and autonomic nervous systems
B. Central and peripheral nervous systems
All of the following are reasons why procaine was not as desirable as lidocaine for pain control except
which one? C. Afterward and efferent divisions of the nervous systems
A. difficult to produce the desired anesthetic result D. Both B and C - ✔✔A
B. it causes allergic reactions
C. it was not as potent The somatic nervous system carries information to voluntary and reflex motor organs. Somatic the
factors control smooth muscle cardiac muscle and glandular tissue. - ✔✔The first statement is true the
D. it was addictive - ✔✔d
second is false
D. Lidocaine - ✔✔D
Which of the following statements is true of local anesthesia?
A. Local anesthesia eliminates the feeling of sensation without the loss of consciousness
B. Local anesthesia is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience Local anesthetics ______ the pain signal to the brain
C. Local anesthesia eliminates the feeling of sensation through loss of consciousness A. have no effect on
D. Local anesthesia is never necessary for dental hygiene appointments - ✔✔A B. slow
C. speed
Which of the following methods of pain control did not pave the way for modern anesthetics? D. block - ✔✔D
A. scaring off demons
B. herbs and plants Which of the following advantages is/are associated with the use of a local anesthetic?
C. therapeutic massage A. hemostasis
D. alcohol, cannabis, and opium - ✔✔C B. pain control
C. no memory of procedure
The first effective gas inhalation anesthetic was D. both A & B - ✔✔D
A. nitrous oxide
B. ether Which of the following statements is true?
C. halothane A. states are more likely to allow dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia than they are to allow
them to administer nitrous oxide
D. acetylated alicyclic acid - ✔✔B
B. states are more likely to allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide than they are to allow
them to administer local anesthesia
The first local anesthetic was C. dental hygienists are not currently permitted to administer nitrous oxide in the United States
A. lidocaine D. none of the above - ✔✔
B. cocaine
C. novocaine Which of the following defines pain threshold?
D. articaine - ✔✔B A. a neurological experience of pain
B. the personal interpretation and response to the pain message
Which of the following is the most populate dental anesthetic used in the USA? C. the point at which a sensation becomes painful, resulting in discomfort
A. Procaine D. a method or tool used to measure pain - ✔✔C
B. novocaine
,A patient's pain reaction may be influenced by his/her D. Dry mouth, decreased heart rate, and decreased rate of respiration - ✔✔C
A. age
B. culture Scheduling a ___________ appointment can help prevent apprehension in the anxious patient
C. emotional state A. short midweek
D. all of the above - ✔✔D B. long afternoon
C. short evening
A visual analog scale (VAS) is used to D. long morning - ✔✔A
A. locate pain
B. measure pain Although the patient may be apprehensive about receiving an injection, once the anesthesia is
administered, its effect will help attain the patient's human need for ___ by providing comfort
C. block pain receptors
A. safety
D. constrict blood vessels - ✔✔B
B. self-actualization
C. belonging
The relationship between a patient's needs and behaviors is best defined as
D. esteem - ✔✔A
A. the human needs paradigm
B. stress
Which of the following will lower the pain reaction threshold?
C. the tension paradigm
A. fear
D. dental phobia - ✔✔A
B. fatigue
C. emotional distress
The majority of patients who experience dental anxiety trace the onset of fear to
D. all of the above - ✔✔D
A. infancy
B. toddlerhood
______ is defined as the neurologic experience of pain; it differs little between individuals
C. childhood or adolescence
A. stress
D. adulthood - ✔✔C
B. pain reaction
C. pain perception
The health and dental history review is an opportune time to detect signs of patient anxiety. Which of
the following signs would indicate a patient is fearful of dental treatment? D. pain threshold - ✔✔C
A. elevated blood pressure, decreased heart rate, and relaxed posture
B. low blood pressure, decreased rate of respiration, and pupil dilation _______ is a physical and emotional response to a particular situation
C. elevated blood pressure, rapid heart rate, and cold, sweaty palms A. pain
, B. stress
C. apprehension Inject able amides are recommended over esters because there is:
D. anxiety - ✔✔B A. less risk of allergic reactions
B. increased potency
Dr. Henry Beecher is credited with defining _____ as a combinatino of physical sensation and cognitive C. decreased mechanism of action
perception
D. both A & B - ✔✔d
A. pain
B. pain control
_______ conduct both incoming and outgoing nerve transmissions
C. stress
A. Efferent nerves
D. pain reaction - ✔✔A
B. Afterward nerves
C. Mixed nerves
What potent drug used for pain control was derived from opium?
D. Combination nerves - ✔✔C
A. lidocaine
B. novocaine
The location of the fasciculi will determine how and when the local anesthetic takes effect _____
C. morphine bundles receive a ____ concentration of the anesthetic _______
D. codeine - ✔✔c A. Core, diluted, first
B. Mantle, higher, first
What drug did Horace Wells first introduce into dentistry for pain control? C. Core, higher, first
A. nitrous oxide D. Mantle, diluted, last - ✔✔B
B. local anesthetics
C. topical antesthetics The nervous system is organized by location direction of nerve impulse and function. Which of the
following categorizes the nervous system by function?
D. morphine - ✔✔d
A. Somatic and autonomic nervous systems
B. Central and peripheral nervous systems
All of the following are reasons why procaine was not as desirable as lidocaine for pain control except
which one? C. Afterward and efferent divisions of the nervous systems
A. difficult to produce the desired anesthetic result D. Both B and C - ✔✔A
B. it causes allergic reactions
C. it was not as potent The somatic nervous system carries information to voluntary and reflex motor organs. Somatic the
factors control smooth muscle cardiac muscle and glandular tissue. - ✔✔The first statement is true the
D. it was addictive - ✔✔d
second is false
