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<p>Local anesthetics: review of pharmacologic aspects and clinical properties<br><br>(This Clinical Update is part one of a three-part series.)<br><br>Lieutenant Commander Demetrio Domingo, DC, USN, and Captain Thomas J. Canaan, DC, USN<br><br>Purpose<br>Local anesthetics are the most frequently utilized drugs in dentistry. It is essential for clinicians to be aware of the pharmacologic properties of these agents in order to effectively control pain and safeguard the patient. The purpose of this clinical update is to re-view the pharmacologic aspects and clinical properties of the local anesthetics currently used in dentistry.<br><br>The following topics will be reviewed in forthcoming Clinical Updates as we continue our series on local anesthetics:<br>Part II: Assessment of adverse reactions and drug interactions<br>Part III: Use in medically complex patients
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<br>Subjects: Anesthetics; Local ; Dentistry</div>
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U.S. Navy. Naval Postgraduate Dental School</div>
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