Patterson Dental Lidocaine and Articaine act quickly to provide profound anesthesia that lasts through the entire procedure, according to this Maryland dentist
Local anesthetics are an essential part of pain management in dentistry, but choosing from the many formulations, concentrations, and delivery methods can be overwhelming. Dr. Todd Sarubin recently put 2 injectable anesthetics to work in his busy Pikesville, MD, practice. When a procedure called for lidocaine or articaine, he reached for Patterson Lidocaine Anesthetic HCl 2% with Epinephrine and Patterson Articaine Anesthetic HCl 4% with Epinephrine.
Using both, Dr. Sarubin was confident he was providing patients with predictable anesthesia that lasted throughout the procedure.
Quick Onset and Consistent Duration
When using Patterson Articaine, which Dr. Sarubin reaches for on every injection except inferior alveolar blocks, he found the onset was within 2 to 4 minutes of the injection, and the duration was easily 1 to 3 hours of profound anesthesia.
"There were no issues during administration or while patients were anesthetized," he added, "and no ill effects from the injection sites or postoperative pain. Patients reported that the anesthetic wore off slowly, but without complications, in 1 to 2 hours."
Dr. Sarubin often delivers lidocaine with his Ligmaject—a gun-shaped syringe that delivers precise amounts of anesthetic—for intraligamental anesthesia in tough-to anesthetize areas and for hemorrhage control. Here, too, onset was fast, within 2 to 3 minutes, and "the duration was easily 1 to 2 hours of profound anesthesia."
Recovery was equally uneventful: "All patients reported that the anesthetic wore off without complications several hours after they left the office without side effects or pain at the injection site," he added.
Fewer Injections
No one wants to experience a situation where the anesthetic wears off before the procedure is finished, and that is one area where Dr. Sarubin has complete confidence in both Patterson injectables. “When using both Patterson Lidocaine and Articaine, there was no question that the anesthesia was predictable and profound with very little need for a second injection,” he shared. “Compared to other brands, I can honestly say I had to give less second and third injections with both anesthetics.”
Noting that “the typical areas of anesthesia such as the lips, tongue, cheek, and chin were quite noticeable with both products,” Dr. Sarubin said the anesthetic effect of Patterson’s Articaine “was right on target” when used in the maxilla and lower infiltrations, and the anesthesia provided by Patterson’s Lidocaine “was especially profound.”
Anesthesia at Work
Describing a case where he had to surgically extract tooth No. 30, Dr. Sarubin said, “The Patterson Lidocaine block worked great. I used lidocaine in my Ligmaject around the tooth for extra anesthesia and to help with hemorrhage. That truly assisted in making the extraction easy.”
On another patient, Dr. Sarubin needed both Patterson Articaine and Lidocaine when preparing teeth Nos. 12 and 13 for crowns and placing a composite under an old crown on tooth No. 14. “The articaine provided great anesthesia,” he pointed out, “and the lidocaine provided extra anesthesia and controlled bleeding for the subgingival decay on No. 14.”
Concluding that “the Patterson Articaine was great, and the Patterson Lidocaine definitely proved worthy,” Dr. Sarubin said, “I feel very confident in both anesthetics.”
