The benefits of buffering dental cartridges of commercially available local anesthetic solutions with sodium bicarbonate immediately before injection offers clinical benefits such as reduced injection pain, faster onset, and improved efficacy. These advantages enhance patient comfort and procedural efficiency, making buffered anesthetics a valuable option for both routine and more complex dental and surgical procedures. This program discusses the how and why of local anesthetic buffering.
Learning Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the pharmacology of current commercially available local anesthetics and some of the clinical challenges these drugs represent
- Understand the principles of buffering and how this can provide additional clinical benefits of current commercially available local anesthetics
- Discuss the role of a new one-step solution for buffering local dental anesthetics
- Recognize at least three clinical benefits of buffering current commercially available local anesthetics
