A New Method of Topical Anesthesia by Using Anesthetic Solution in a Patch

• Published in: Journal of Endodontics Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 1369 - 1373
• Main Authors: Nakamura, Shun, Matsuura, Nobuyuki, Ichinohe, Tatsuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2013; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Administration, Mucosal; Adult; Analgesia; Analgesia - methods; Anesthesia, Dental; Anesthesia, Dental - instrumentation; Anesthesia, Local; Anesthesia, Local - instrumentation; Anesthetics, Local; Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage; Benzocaine; Benzocaine - administration & dosage; Cross-Over Studies; Cuspid; Cuspid - drug effects; Dentistry; Double-Blind Method; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Epinephrine; Epinephrine - administration & dosage; Female; Gingiva; Gingiva - drug effects; Humans; Lidocaine; Lidocaine - administration & dosage; Male; Mouth Mucosa; Mouth Mucosa - drug effects; Needles; pain; Pain Measurement; Pain Measurement - methods; pain threshold; Vasoconstrictor Agents; Vasoconstrictor Agents - administration & dosage; Adult; pain; mouth mucosa; benzocaine; lidocaine; pain threshold

We investigated the effects of topical anesthesia of the oral mucosa by using an adhesive patch instilled with 2% lidocaine hydrochloride solution. The subjects were 20 healthy adult volunteers who gave written informed consent. Each patient was treated in a randomized crossover fashion with a hemos...