{"title":"The management of craniofacial pain in a pain relief unit.","authors":"L Hillman, M T Burns, A Chander, Y M Tai","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper reports the results of 34 craniofacial pain sufferers who were treated at the Dudley Pain Relief Unit over a 1-year period. Most of the patients were referred by their general medical practitioners. They were adults representing all age groups, with a female-male ratio of 4:1. The average history of pain was 5.5 years. Neuralgic pain (as distinct from temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome, migrainous disorders, and pain of iatrogenic origin) was most frequently seen. Oral drug therapy, local injection of corticosteroids and analgesics, peripheral neurolysis, magnetotherapy, hypnotherapy, and acupuncture were the lines of management available. By the end of this study period, pain had been relieved or eliminated in 30 of the patients (88%).</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 2","pages":"85-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12565254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Lipp, Y Kubota, S F Malamed, H Matsuura, P Sykes
{"title":"Management of an emergency: to be prepared for the unwanted event.","authors":"M Lipp, Y Kubota, S F Malamed, H Matsuura, P Sykes","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Every dental office needs an adequate emergency treatment structure. While theoretical and practical pregraduate education in emergency medicine is included (in differing degrees) in the curricula of dental schools throughout the world, postgraduate training is generally undertaken on a voluntary basis. Repeated training in emergency techniques is encouraged for the dentist and dental office staff, as the trained and coordinated action of the whole team in the dental office is necessary when an emergency occurs. Whenever possible, a recognized risk factor should be eliminated or its possible influence minimized prior to dental treatment. Patients requiring immediate dental therapy will need appropriate monitoring, adequate application of systemically acting drugs, or even treatment under standby conditions. Diagnostic equipment as well as equipment for monitoring the respiratory and cardiovascular systems should be available. Several monitors (blood pressure, ECG, and pulsoximetry) have been introduced to dentistry and have their indications in special patient groups. Clear therapeutic concepts are the endpoint of proper emergency management. The restoration of an undisturbed vital function has to be achieved, followed by detailed therapy. Dentists should refresh their knowledge of emergency treatment techniques and prepare themselves with therapeutic guidelines.</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 2","pages":"90-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12565255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Duration of anesthesia using the periodontal ligament injection: a comparison of bupivacaine to lidocaine.","authors":"M E McLean, B E Wayman, R B Mayhew","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to compare the duration of pulpal anesthesia obtained with 0.5% bupivacaine HCl with 1:200,000 epinephrine to 2% lidocaine HCl with 1:100,000 epinephrine, using the periodontal ligament (PDL) injection. Twenty-four subjects received bilateral PDL injections using mandibular premolar teeth and a double-blind research design. Anesthesia was defined as no response to maximum output of an electric pulp tester. An overall success rate of 35.4% was achieved. Duration of anesthesia obtained with bupivacaine HCl ranged from 4 minutes 59 seconds to 16 minutes 37 seconds with a mean duration of 10 minutes 24 seconds. Excluding one instance in which the duration was three orders of magnitude beyond the norm, duration of anesthesia obtained with lidocaine HCl ranged from 1 minute 43 seconds to 16 minutes 16 seconds with a mean duration of 7 minutes 10 seconds. Postoperatively, all experimental teeth tested vital with no clinically apparent pulpal or periodontal damage. Some postoperative discomfort was experienced at 16.6% of the injection sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 4","pages":"207-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12472988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Education in dental anesthesia in the United Kingdom.","authors":"A M Skelly","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper describes the present system of education and training for doctors and dentists providing general anesthesia or conscious sedation for dental treatment in the United Kingdom. The changing pattern of practice in these areas is outlined in the context of a changing medicolegal climate, together with the possibilities for future development.</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 4","pages":"246-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12472994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P Svensson, L Arendt-Nielsen, S Kaaber, P Bjerring
{"title":"Vertex potentials evoked by nociceptive laser stimulation of oral mucosa: a comparison of four stimulation paradigms.","authors":"P Svensson, L Arendt-Nielsen, S Kaaber, P Bjerring","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new method for quantitative assessment of oral mucosal nociception and analgesia has been introduced using vertex potentials elicited by nociceptive argon laser stimuli. Four different stimulation paradigms (long, random, warning, and self-triggered) were compared to determine which technique elicited the most reproducible vertex potentials. A warning stimulation paradigm applied on the tongue and hand elicited vertical potentials with smaller amplitudes, lowest intraindividual coefficient of variation (16.5% and 7.9%, respectively), and highest reproducibility. The latency of the major negative peak was not affected significantly by different stimulation paradigms. The high reproducibility of vertical potentials elicited by the warning stimulation may be ascribed to a standardized psychological state of the subjects.</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 4","pages":"222-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12472991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practical application of meridian acupuncture treatment for trigeminal neuralgia.","authors":"S Beppu, Y Sato, Y Amemiya, I Tode","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This report evaluates the effect of meridian acupuncture treatment on trigeminal neuralgia. Ten patients aged 26 to 67 years (mean 55.4 years) who visited the outpatient Dental Anesthesiology Clinic at Tsurumi University Dental Hospital from 1985 to 1990 were studied. Five of the patients suffered from idiopathic and five from symptomatic trigeminal neuralgia. The patients underwent meridian treatment by acupuncture alone or acupuncture combined with moxibustion. The acupuncture method used was primarily basic treatment employing only needles without electrical stimulation. Meridian acupuncture treatments were repeated from two to four times a month. Five patients were restored to a pain-free state. The other five patients noted a decrease in pain, but with some level of pain remaining (significant pain in one patient). It is concluded that meridian acupuncture treatment is useful and can be one therapeutic approach in the management of trigeminal neuralgia.</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 2","pages":"103-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12565248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical investigation of potency and onset of different lidocaine sprays for topical anesthesia in dentistry.","authors":"M Daubländer, W Roth, P P Kleeman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The clinical effects of three lidocaine-containing solutions with and without frigen (freon-113) as a propellant, after different waiting periods, and with different dosages applied were investigated in 130 outpatients who were undergoing dental treatment in the maxilla under local anesthesia. They were divided randomly into five groups (A through E): (A) Xylocaine spray with frigen, two applications (20 mg lidocaine); (B) Xylestesin spray with frigen, two applications (14 mg lidocaine); (C) Xylestesin spray with frigen, three applications (21 mg lidocaine); (D) Xylestesin pump spray without frigen, two applications (14 mg lidocaine); and (E) no topical anesthesia. They were further divided into 12 subgroups to evaluate waiting periods between the application of the topical anesthesia and the injection (1, 2, or 3 minutes). Patients assessed the pain of the injection, intensity of numbness, and intensity of the taste on a visual analog scale; they also assessed the pain of the injection compared to former injections. Pain during injection was reduced by topical application of lidocaine. A waiting period of 2 minutes proved to be sufficient and can be justified to avoid impatience and increased numbness in patients. However, a 3-minute waiting period may be appropriate for sensitive patients. An increase in the dosage failed to show better analgesia. The pump spray without frigen proved to be effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 1","pages":"25-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12566038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine contained in 2% lidocaine on hemodynamics of the carotid and cerebral circulation in older and younger adults.","authors":"Y Hirota, T Hori, K Kai, H Matsuura","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effects of vasoconstrictor-containing local anesthetics on the carotid and cerebral circulation were investigated using an ultrasonic quantitative blood flow measurement system. Nineteen healthy adult volunteers were divided into two groups according to age. The local anesthetics used were 2% lidocaine containing 1:80,000 epinephrine and 2% lidocaine containing 1:25,000 norepinephrine. One (1.8 mL) or two (3.6 mL) cartridges of each anesthetic were injected into unilateral or bilateral maxillary gingivae. Epinephrine-containing lidocaine had little effect on carotid and cerebral hemodynamics. Norepinephrine-containing lidocaine increased arterial blood pressure, decreased heart rate, and decreased carotid arterial blood flow and velocity, which caused increased cerebrovascular resistance and decreased cerebrovascular capacitance. The results suggest that norepinephrine may induce vasoconstriction of the cerebral blood vessels in both young and old adults in a dose-dependent manner. These changes appear to be greater in older people.</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 3","pages":"143-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12593259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anesthesia for temporomandibular arthroplasty in a quadriplegic patient: a case report.","authors":"J A Roelofse, J A Morkel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 41-year-old male quadriplegic patient with bilateral TMJ ankylosis was admitted for surgery under general anesthesia. Preoperative tests showed abnormal lung function and a low total serum calcium level. Premedication consisted of diazepam 10 mg orally and glycopyrrolate 0.2 mg intramuscularly 90 minutes before the start of the operation. Because of an inability to open the mouth more than 0.5 cm, a nasal fiberoptic endoscopic intubation was done under sedation and local anesthesia. For maintenance of anesthesia the patient received nitrous oxide 50% in oxygen, halothane, and alfentanil. No muscle relaxant was administered. The 2-hour operation was completed uneventfully and the patient needed no ventilatory support afterward. Major anesthetic problems of spinal injury patients can be compared to those with cervical cord transection. The stage that the condition has reached determines the dominant anesthetic problems. The chronic stage (greater than 3 months postinjury, as in this patient) is usually characterized by sympathetic overactivity. Anesthetic problems during this stage may include risk of hyperkalemia from succinylcholine, cardiovascular instability and autonomic hyperreflexia, impaired thermoregulation, anemia, chronic infections, risk of hypercalcemia, and alveolar hypoventilation. None of these problems was encountered in this patient. A surprising finding was that the low serum calcium concentration did not influence the anesthetic outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 3","pages":"153-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12593260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of different lidocaine sprays for topical anesthesia on cardiovascular parameters and oxygen saturation.","authors":"M Daubländer, W Roth, M Lipp","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effects of three lidocaine-containing solutions with and without frigen (freon-113) as a propellant on cardiovascular parameters and oxygen saturation, after different waiting periods and with different dosages applied, were investigated in 130 outpatients undergoing dental treatment in the maxilla under local anesthesia. They were divided randomly into five groups: (A) Xylocaine spray with frigen, two applications (20 mg lidocaine); (B) Xylestesin spray with frigen, two applications (14 mg lidocaine); (C) Xylestesin spray with frigen, three applications (21 mg lidocaine); (D) Xylestesin pump spray without frigen, two applications (14 mg lidocaine); and (E) no topical anesthesia. They were further divided into 12 subgroups to evaluate the influence of waiting periods between the application of the local anesthetic and the injection (1, 2, or 3 minutes). Without topical anesthesia and after the 1-minute waiting period, cardiovascular parameters increased immediately after the injection; after 2- and 3-minute waiting periods the increases were far less pronounced. The mean oxygen saturations did not change during the observed period. The higher lidocaine dosage administered (21 mg) did not intensify the positive impact on the cardiovascular parameters compared to the lower dosage (14 mg). The new pump spray without frigen proved to be as effective as the traditional, ecologically harmful aerosol sprays.</p>","PeriodicalId":76997,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & pain control in dentistry","volume":"1 3","pages":"161-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12593262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}