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Local Anesthesia & Pain Control

Master dental local anesthesia from nerve physiology and drug pharmacology through dose calculations, every standard maxillary and mandibular injection, and recognizing and managing complications.

10 chapters · 38 videos

Community picks, not instructor-reviewed yet. These videos come from dental schools, faculty and dental educators. Always follow your own school's technique and instructors. Spot a better video or an error? Tell us.

1 Nerve Physiology and Mechanism of Action

2 Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics and Vasoconstrictors

3 Dose Calculations and Maximum Recommended Doses

4 Armamentarium and Basic Injection Technique

5 Maxillary Buccal Injections: Infiltration, PSA, MSA, ASA and Infraorbital

6 Palatal Injections and the V2 Block

7 Mandibular Injections: IANB, Buccal, Mental and Incisive

8 Alternative Mandibular Blocks: Gow-Gates and Vazirani-Akinosi

9 Local Complications

10 Systemic Complications and Patient Considerations

Credits & references

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  1. Ninja Nerd. “Neurology | Resting Membrane, Graded, Action Potentials.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=Jk_9IhHVOTk
  2. Armando Hasudungan. “Pharmacology - Local Anaesthetic.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=K_qjguv2Wtg
  3. Amarillo College Dental Hygiene (Amarillo College Dental Hygiene program). “Neurophysiology Review for Local Dental Anesthesia.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=IwcOkyeYY6Y
  4. Osmosis from Elsevier. “Local anesthetics ~pharmacology~.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=URtm1e6R2yQ
  5. Mental Dental. “Local Anesthetics | Categories and Calculations | INBDE, ADAT.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=5Ujl1VbAcgc
  6. HowIMetzYourPhysio. “The Physiology of Dental Anesthetics: Vasoconstrictors.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=TwMpIAmtoSQ
  7. Everyday Oral Surgery. “Articaine Anesthesia vs Lidocaine Anesthesia: What Dentists Should Know About Nerve Blocks.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=ZOxdYal7ZYE
  8. Study With The Dentist. “Local Anesthesia | Maximum Recommended Dose and Dosage Calculation.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=OpUredgGRsc
  9. Dental Hygiene Helper. “Dental Local Anesthetic Calculations Pt. 1.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=tKtW3e_h86Y
  10. Dental Hygiene Helper. “Dental Local Anesthetic Calculations Pt 4 Vasoconstrictors.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=hIa1h6cOBKM
  11. Hygiene Edge. “How Calculate How Much Vasoconstrictor You Gave Your Patient.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=5rZknD3FwQM
  12. FreeDentalEducation. “Video Lecture : Local Anesthetic Technique - Dr,Stanley F. Malamed.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=rCK-zwpm0HY
  13. Stephanie Derfus. “Local Anesthetic Syringe Assembly.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=XpYcjYRth0Y
  14. Dentiscope. “Dentiscope | How to Load a Local Anesthetic Syringe.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=6s6Ex4D_V2A
  15. DENTISTRY ’N MORE. “ARMAMENTARIUM OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=O4ZcFXWXqRw
  16. Dentsply Sirona Preventive. “Maxillary Anesthesia Injection Techniques | Dentsply Sirona.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=zFndz48ojTE
  17. Online Exodontia | Dental Extractions. “HOW TO DO A POSTERIOR SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR (PSA) NERVE BLOCK | OnlineExodontia.com.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=FeJdTeECz28
  18. Beth Gray. “Middle Superior Alveolar Nerve Block.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=fWUKf1NVxEE
  19. Beth Gray. “Anterior Superior Alveolar and Infraorbital Nerve Blocks.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=ud0jRBl2eaM
  20. The Dental Box. “The Dental Box--Greater Palatine Nerve Block.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=QWOt3kkvw90
  21. The Dental Box. “Nasopalatine Nerve Block Technique.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=vCBlh8ae9uo
  22. Dr Teeth. “Maxillary Nerve Block: Anesthesia For Dental Procedures.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=7jUbPNy8dic
  23. Dr Teeth. “Anterior Middle Superior Alveolar Nerve Block.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=SQ6-552c8yc
  24. Dentsply Sirona Preventive. “Mandibular Anesthesia Injection Techniques | Dentsply Sirona.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=3_7BqHJCXsU
  25. The Dental Box. “The Dental Box--Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=58CY6-5uyYI
  26. Mental Dental. “Local Anesthetics | Injections and Techniques | INBDE, ADAT.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=eWXuKFSnkIY
  27. The Dental Box. “Mental Incisive Nerve Block.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=iWsNWi2PpHM
  28. FreeDentalEducation. “Mandibular Anesthesia - Gow-Gates Block.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=8i0eVX1vEpA
  29. FreeDentalEducation. “Mandibular Anesthesia - Akinosi Block.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=yEcVhYQsXOk
  30. Dentistry Explained. “Gow Gates Nerve Injection Demonstration and Overview (4K).” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=MgaPeOEU6TU
  31. TaughtWell SimplifyEd. “VAZIRANI-AKINOSI Closed Mouth Mandibular block | ALTERNATIVE Mandibular block | Local anesthesia.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=2mgoULV9WP4
  32. Study With The Dentist. “Basic Complications of Local Anesthesia | Complications of LA Part 1.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=ZIY15hpb9_M
  33. Royal Dental College Library (Royal Dental College, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). “COMPLICATIONS OF LA/DR RANJITH KALLIATH/ DEPT.OF Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, RDC.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=nMYZ0H3tt9M
  34. Youtube MICP. “Complications of local anesthesia.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=0qguQG3SboU
  35. Dr. Zibran OMFS. “Systemic Complication of Local Anesthesia - Part 1 - Overdose.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=tKKNr_NIDZc
  36. Dr. Zibran OMFS. “Local Anesthesia in a Medically compromised Patient.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=X5R1Hl233lE
  37. Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine. “LAST (Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity): A practical update for clinicians.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=6dnfkEsySKU
  38. New England Center for Advanced Dental Education. “NECADE #29 - Local Anesthesia and Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=5hgDXwKgxSY