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Dental Anesthesia Procedures

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Basically, anesthetic solutions in dentistry are administered in two routes:

 Intra-oral, meaning into the mouth

 Extra-oral, meaning outside the mouth on certain areas on the face.

The intraoral route is by far the commonly used route of anesthetic administration in dentistry. Again, depending on the procedure to be performed, the areas of administration vary. If a single and very mobile tooth is to be pulled out, then the area around the tooth is singularly anesthetized. Where as multiple extractions or complex surgical procedures require one side of the face to be anesthetized. This is done by injecting the solution close to the nerve, which supplies these areas of the mouth. The effects of the anesthesia last from 2-4 hours though it can either last longer.

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