Inês Cardoso Martins
Local anesthesia in pediatric dentistry
- DDS, Lisbon College of Dentistry
- Specialized in Pediatric Dentistry, Catholique University of Louvain, Brussels
- Specialized in Pediatric Dentistry, OMD
- Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, FMDUL
- Assistant Professor of the Postgraduate Course of Specialization in Pediatric Dentistry, FMDUL
- PhD student in Pediatric Dentistry, FMDUL
- Pos-graduation in Conscious Sedation with M.E.O.P.A, Henri Poincaré-Nancy 1 University, France
- Active member of the EAPD, IAPD and SPOP
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Pediatric dentistry
15 of november, from 11h00 until 11h45
Auditório C
Conference summary
Pain control is essential for the success of treatments in pediatric dentistry. Effective local anesthesia facilitates treatment, since it reduces the anxiety and discomfort of pediatric patients during restorative and surgical procedures.
The dose to be administered is less than the adult dose and should be calculated based on the patient’s body weight. Due to the anatomical differences between the skull of the child and the adult, there are some minor anatomical variations in anesthetic techniques.
In pediatric dentistry when local anesthesia is performed adequately, accidents and complications arising from it are rare. Among the most common post-anesthetic complications in infants, it can be emphasise the post-anesthetic bite due to soft tissue trauma after the anesthetic effect.
The psychological preparation and the psycho-behavioral approach of the patient are fundamental so that local anesthesia is well performed with patient acceptance and collaboration.
Effective anesthesia allows a safe and painless treatment, factors that are extremely important to achieve patient confidence and consequently to perform quality pediatric dentistry treatments.