Daneshkazemi Alireza, Abrisham Seyyed Mohammad, Daneshkazemi Pedram, Davoudi Amin
Department of Operative Dentistry, Social Determinant of Oral Health Research Center, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Department of Prosthodontics, Yazd Dental School, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Anesth Essays Res. 2016 Sep-Dec;10(3):383-387. doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.172342.
Dental pain management is one of the most critical aspects of modern dentistry which might affect patient's quality of life. Several methods are suggested to provide a painless situation for patients. Desensitization of the oral site using topical anesthetics is one of those methods. The improvements of topical anesthetic agents are probably one of the most important advances in dental science in the past 100 years. Most of them are safe and can be applied on oral mucosa with minimal irritation and allergic reactions. At present, these agents are various with different potent and indications. Eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) (lidocaine + prilocaine) is a commercial anesthetic agent which has got acceptance among dental clinicians. This article provides a brief review about the efficacy of EMLA as a topical anesthetic agent when used during dental procedures.
牙疼痛管理是现代牙科中最关键的方面之一,它可能会影响患者的生活质量。人们提出了几种方法来为患者提供无痛状态。使用局部麻醉剂使口腔部位脱敏就是其中一种方法。局部麻醉剂的改进可能是过去100年牙科科学中最重要的进展之一。它们大多数是安全的,可应用于口腔黏膜,刺激性和过敏反应极小。目前,这些药剂多种多样,效力和适应症各不相同。局部麻醉剂的 eutectic 混合物(EMLA)(利多卡因 + 丙胺卡因)是一种已被牙科临床医生认可的商业麻醉剂。本文简要综述了EMLA作为局部麻醉剂在牙科手术中使用时的疗效。