Handbook of Local Anesthesia / Edition 7

by Stanley F. Malamed DDS

Overview

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Dentistry**

Learn to prevent, recognize, and manage complications of local anesthesia administration. Written by Dr. Stanley Malamed, the leading expert on anesthesia in dentistry, the Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 7th Edition covers all the latest advances in science, instrumentation, and pain control techniques. From basic concepts to specific injection techniques, from dosage charts to the proper care and handling of equipment, this how-to guide provides in-depth, full-color coverage of key anesthesia topics, including specific hazards and errors in technique that may result in complications. Recognized as THE local anesthesia textbook in dentistry for over 30 years, the seventh edition has been thoroughly updated with the latest in safe anesthesia practices in dentistry.

• Written by Dr. Stanley Malamed, one of the most in-demand and globally recognized experts on dental anesthesia and sedation.
• Full-color photographs and line drawings enhance important points throughout book.
• Step-by-step procedures cover the techniques for administering intraoral anesthesia.
• Detailed descriptions of routes of anesthesia administration included throughout text.
• Logical Organization of content divides book into four parts including –Drugs, The Armamentarium, Techniques of Regional Anesthesia in Dentistry, and Complications, Legal Considerations, Questions, and the Future

• NEW! Updated and enhanced content throughout reflects latest research evidence.
• NEW! Two added chapters cover problems in achieving pain control and their solutions; and recent advances in local anesthesia. 
• NEW! Addition of an Expert Consult Site allows you to search the entire book electronically.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323582070
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	06/13/2019
Edition description:	7th ed.
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Malamed, a dentist anesthesiologist, graduated from the New York University College of Dentistry in 1969. He completed his residency at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in the Bronx, New York before serving for 2 years in the U.S. Army Dental Corps. He is now an Emeritus Professor of Dentistry at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry U.S.C. in Los Angeles where he joined the staff in 1973 and retired from full-time teaching in 2013. Dr. Malamed has authored more than 160 scientific papers, 17 chapters in various medical and dental journals and textbooks and has authored 3 textbooks and 2 interactive DVDs in the areas of physical evaluation, emergency medicine, local and general anesthesia and sedation.

Table of Contents

Part I: Drugs
1.  Neurophysiology
2.  Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics
3.  Pharmacology of Vasoconstrictors
4.  Clinical Action of Specific Agents

Part II: The Armamentarium
5.  The Syringe
6.  The Needle
7.  The Cartridge
8.  Additional Armamentarium
9.  Preparation of the Armamentarium

Part III: Techniques of Regional Anesthesia in Dentistry
10.  Physical and Psychological Evaluation
11.  Basic Injection Technique
12.  Anatomical Considerations
13.  Techniques of Maxillary Anesthesia
14.  Techniques of Mandibular Anesthesia
15.  Supplemental Injection Techniques
16.  Local Anesthetic Considerations in Dental Specialties

Part IV: Complications, Legal Considerations, Questions, and The Future
17.  Local Complications
18.  Systemic Complications
19. Problems in Achieving Pain Control
20. Recent Advances in Local Anesthesia
21. Future Trends in Pain Control
22. Frequently Asked Questions
23. Legal Considerations

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Teaches methods that enhance good local anesthesia practices

Editorial Reviews

"This sixth edition of Handbook of Local Anesthesia is targeted mainly towards dentists, oral hygienists, and dental students and not only covers the topic in great detail, but also highlights and discusses the latest advances in techniques...We found the book to well written and the accompanying full-size colour photographs and abundance of diagrams and tables make the text easy to understand...This new edition of Handbook of Local Anesthesia is well written and reasonably priced, and should prove a welcome update to th collection for dental students and practitioners."

British Journal of Anaesthesia, March 2013

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