Objectives This investigation was designed to study the haemodynamic effects of two different local anaesthetic solutions during restorative dental treatment in children. Design A randomised, ...

To determine by B-scan ultrasonography if the addition of hyaluronidase affects the dispersal of anaesthetic fluid after sub-Tenon's injection. We performed a trial in 19 patients who were randomised ...

Local anaesthetics have been used in the clinic for well over a century. Cocaine was the first drug to be used to block sensory nerves, but was fairly quickly superseded by a number of synthetic ...

A new study has uncovered how the commonly used local anesthetic drug, lidocaine, activates bitter taste receptors to exert an anti-cancer effect in head and neck cancers. Given its low cost and ready ...

For infants undergoing cleft palate surgery, local anesthetic injection targeting the maxillary nerve of the face may reduce ...

Objective: To investigate the risks and benefits of the use of local anaesthetic in a descriptive case series from three professional football (rugby league and Australian football) teams. Methods: ...

(Reuters Health) - Briefly applying an ice cube to the skin could diminish the pain associated with local anesthetic injections, a small study suggests. Local anesthetics are typically used to reduce ...

Is local infiltration of an abdominal wound with an anesthetic as effective as epidural anesthesia for the control of postoperative pain? The authors of this article combined the results of 9 ...

Rising incidence of tooth decay and other orthodontic conditions among children have led to increasing use of dental surgery. The use of local anaesthetic during surgery may affect tooth cell growth ...

The technique puts patients in a 'sleepy' state - but doesn't render them unconscious TWILIGHT sedation is a medical term you may have heard of, but probably know little about. Here’s the lowdown on ...