Handbook of Local Anesthesia

A practical, "how-to" guide to safe anesthesia practices in dentistry, Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 6th 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 book provides in-depth, full-color coverage of key anesthesia topics, including specific hazards and errors in technique that may result in complications. Written by Dr. Stanley Malamed, dentistry's leading expert on this subject, Handbook of Local Anesthesia is a valuable reference that will help you prevent, recognize, and manage complications of local anesthesia administration.

• Videos on an available companion DVD (sold separately) are narrated by Dr. Stanley Malamed, covering topics such as local anesthetic agents, anesthetic injection techniques, potential complications, and risk management.
• Full-color photographs and line drawings are included throughout the book.
• In-depth discussions cover the anesthetic agents used in dentistry, along with their clinical actions.
• Routes of administration are described for all anesthetics.
• The proper care and handling of equipment is addressed, along with the problems that may be encountered.
• Requirements for pain control and local anesthesia within various dental specialties are included.
• Comprehensive information on Articaine is included, a local anesthetic that is gaining widespread use in the United States.
• Numerous boxes and tables provide a quick reference and comparison of techniques, drugs, and dosages.
• Dosage charts, injection techniques, information on duration of action, and contraindications for local anesthetics are included at the end of the book for quick reference.

• Updated discussions of the armamentarium needed to succeed in local anesthesia delivery reflect the latest available drugs and devices.
• Updated discussions of the techniques needed to provide successful pain control.
• Updated step-by-step procedures cover the techniques for administering intraoral anesthesia.
• The latest advances in science, technology, and pain control techniques are covered.

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.