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What is the primary mechanism of action of local anesthetics in dentistry?
What is the primary mechanism of action of local anesthetics in dentistry?
- Activating potassium channels in the nerve cell
- Inhibiting calcium channels in the nerve cell
- Blocking sodium channels in the nerve cell (correct)
- Enhancing sodium channels in the nerve cell
Which of the following is a topic covered in 'Dental Anesthesia and Pain Control' course?
Which of the following is a topic covered in 'Dental Anesthesia and Pain Control' course?
- Principles of Restorative Dentistry
- Pharmacology of Antibiotics
- General Anesthesia in Dental Practice (correct)
- Neurophysiology of Taste Perception
What is the purpose of using vasoconstrictors along with local anesthetics in dentistry?
What is the purpose of using vasoconstrictors along with local anesthetics in dentistry?
- To induce pain at the injection site
- To dilate blood vessels at the injection site
- To decrease the duration of anesthesia
- To enhance the effect of local anesthetics (correct)
What is the purpose of supplemental injection techniques in dental anesthesia?
What is the purpose of supplemental injection techniques in dental anesthesia?
Which part of the nerve cell is affected by local anesthetics to produce local insensibility to pain stimuli?
Which part of the nerve cell is affected by local anesthetics to produce local insensibility to pain stimuli?
What is the focus of 'Recent Advances and Future Trends in Pain Management' in dental practice?
What is the focus of 'Recent Advances and Future Trends in Pain Management' in dental practice?
What determines the lipid solubility of local anesthetics?
What determines the lipid solubility of local anesthetics?
What is the primary mechanism by which local anesthetics exert their effects on the nerve membrane?
What is the primary mechanism by which local anesthetics exert their effects on the nerve membrane?
What determines the degree of water solubility of local anesthetics?
What determines the degree of water solubility of local anesthetics?
Which form of the local anesthetic penetrates the lipid part of the membrane to produce a structural change, disturbing conduction in the neuron's membrane?
Which form of the local anesthetic penetrates the lipid part of the membrane to produce a structural change, disturbing conduction in the neuron's membrane?
What percentage of the total activity of most local anesthetics is responsible for membrane expansion?
What percentage of the total activity of most local anesthetics is responsible for membrane expansion?
Which part of the molecule is not charged in tertiary amine and forms the non-ionized form showing lipophilic properties?
Which part of the molecule is not charged in tertiary amine and forms the non-ionized form showing lipophilic properties?
What is responsible for approximately 90% of the total activity of most local anesthetics?
What is responsible for approximately 90% of the total activity of most local anesthetics?
What part contains a hydrophilic group that determines the degree of water solubility in local anesthetics?
What part contains a hydrophilic group that determines the degree of water solubility in local anesthetics?
Which part determines whether local anesthetics are esters or amides?
Which part determines whether local anesthetics are esters or amides?
What part determines whether local anesthetics are esters or amides?
What part determines whether local anesthetics are esters or amides?
