Local Anesthesia in Dentistry questions with correct answers

An intermediate-acting amide local anesthetic drug noted for its fast onset and highly lipophilic characteristics CORRECT ANSWER articaine A syringe with a large side opening for easing insertion of the local anesthetic cartridge CORRECT ANSWER breech-loading cartridge-type syringe A long-acting amide local anesthetic drug CORRECT ANSWER bupivacaine An addictive, ester-class local anesthetic drug CORRECT ANSWER cocaine A naturally occurring neurotransmitter CORRECT ANSWER epinephrine The part of a syringe that engages the stopper in order to aspirate and to advance the stopper in the cartridge causing solution to flow from the tip of the needle CORRECT ANSWER harpoon-type aspirating syringe First aspirating syringe, which reduced the risk of injection into blood vessels CORRECT ANSWER intravascular administration An intermediate-acting local anesthetic drug CORRECT ANSWER lidocaine A short- to intermediate-acting local anesthetic that is a weak vasodilator CORRECT ANSWER mepivacaine Deposition near a major nerve trunk at a greater distance from the area of treatment, which provides wider areas of anesthesia CORRECT ANSWER nerve block injection