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3. Need for hemostasis. 
4. Any contraindications exist to the administration of the selected LA.  
1 - Time:  
● The patient who requires only 10 minutes of pulpal anaesthesia will remain 
anaesthetised unnecessarily for an additional 3 to 5 hours (soft tissues), if LA with 
vasoconstrictor is used.  
● The patient requiring 90 minutes of pulpal anesthesia will likely experience pain toward 
the end of the procedure, if plain LA is used.  
All of this due to the common problem caused by many dentists of using one La 
formulation for any and all procedures, regardless of their duration. 
2- Postoperative pain control:  
● LA providing a shorter duration of soft tissue anaesthesia —> such as 3% mepivacaine 
—> can be used for nontraumatic procedures 
● When postoperative pain is anticipated —> 0.5% bupivacaine (for 8 to 12 hours of soft 
tissue anaesthesia [via nerve block]) is recommended. 
● For patients in whom self-inflicted soft tissue injury represents a potential risk —> a 
short duration anaesthetic should be considered, because of residual soft tissue 
anaesthesia.  
 
These patients include:  
1. Younger children. 
2. Older patient (>85 years).  
3. Physically or mentally disabled patients (who might accidentally, or purposely, bite or 
chew the still numb soft tissue of their lips or tongue).  
4. Patients unable to miss a meal (e.g., those with type 1 diabetes).  
For these patients, 3% mepivacaine is recommended for use in short procedures. However, in 
situations in which these patients require a more profound and/or longer duration of pulpal 
anaesthesia, use of a LA containing a vasoconstrictor is necessary. 
● The introduction of the local anaesthesia reversal agent phentolamine mesylate 
(Oraverse) has made it possible to significantly shorten the duration of residual soft 
tissue anaesthesia, thereby minimising the risk of accidental self-inflicted soft tissue 
injury (e.g., biting of the lip or tongue). 
 
3- Hemostasis:  
● Anaesthetic solutions containing epinephrine in a concentration of 1:50,000 or 
1:100,000 are recommended, via local infiltration into the surgical site. 
● More dilute epinephrine formulations (e.g., 1:200,000, 1:400,000) are not effective for 
hemostasis, nor is levonordefrin or Felypressin. 
4- Contraindications:  
 
a) Absolute Contraindication:  
 
● Most absolute contraindications to LA administration are the medical contraindications 
to deliver elective dental care (e.g., the patient is too ill to tolerate dentistry as ASA 
class 4. 
● Allergy to LA (extremely rare occurrence with amide local anaesthetics).  
 
b) Relative contraindication:  
 
● It is preferable to avoid administration of the drug in question as the risk of an adverse 
reaction occurring is increased. 
What is the solution?  
1. An alternative drug that is not contraindicated is recommended. 
2. If an acceptable alternative is not available , the drug in question may be administered 
with the minimum dose that will provide adequ

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