Review Article
Year: 2023 | Month: January | Volume: 13 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 79-89
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230111
Local Anaesthesia in Periodontics - A Brief Review
Srivainavi Arulmari1, Ashwini Athul2, Ashwath Balachandran3, Shanmugam Muthukali4, Nasser Imdadulla5
1,2,3,4,5Department of Periodontics, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Chennai, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Shanmugam Muthukali
ABSTRACT
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience of varying degrees often caused by biological, social and psychological factors. Local anesthetics are amphipathic molecules that when administered in sufficient concentration, inhibit pain transmission. As the administration of local anesthetics is inevitable in routine dental treatments, in-depth knowledge about local anesthesia, its effects on the body and how the body reacts to the drug is of paramount importance. This review article highlights the key aspects of local anesthesia including its role in periodontal therapy.
Key words: Dental pain, Local Anesthesia, LA in Periodontics, LA techniques, Lidocaine, Epinephrine.