Local Anesthesia CDCA Practice Questions with Complete Solutions
V3 exists from which foramen? ✔✔ovale
When performing the IA, how far should the needle penetrate? ✔✔3/4
How do you dispose of the syringe armamentarium? ✔✔Sharps Container
What is the longest you should leave a lidocaine topical patch on? ✔✔15 minutes
What tissue is the easiest to anesthetize with topical anesthetic? ✔✔Non-keratinized
What injections do you give for perio treatment on #14, 15, 16? ✔✔PSA, GP, MSA
What nerve supplies the tissue of the maxillary anterior lingual? ✔✔Nasopalatine
What nerve has been anesthetized if the lower lip is numb? ✔✔Mental 1 / 2
What nerve has been anesthetized if the soft palate is numb? ✔✔Greater Palatine (lesser palatine)
A woman has immediate swelling on her face following PSA injection. What was the cause?✔✔Needle entered the ptyergoid plexus of veins
What is the immediate treatment in the office for a hematoma? ✔✔Pressure, then ice
What is the recommended treatment of the patient for a hematoma following the appointment?✔✔Ice then moist heat
What causes trismus? ✔✔Needle entering muscle.
What is the patient care for tismus? ✔✔Exercise the jaw, oral analgesics
When does anesthetic shelf life expire? ✔✔When date on side of cartridge states
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