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| carry impulses from the brain to the muscles which activate specific parts of the body. |
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| a gaseous combo of pure oxygen and nitrous oxide used as a sedative analgesia. |
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| a vacuum type hypodermic syringe |
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| the most important nerve in dentistry, involving deep portions of the head and face |
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| an injection around the terminal branches of the nerve and numbs only a very limited area, such as one tooth. |
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| carry impulses from special sense organs to the brain (eyes, nose, ears) |
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| allows for detection by a doctor if he is injecting into a blood vessel |
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| injection within the vein, general anesthetic |
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| aka adrenalin, chemical added to local anesthetic, vasoconstrictor, which holds local anesthetic in the area needed for a prolonged period of time. |
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| local anesthetic injections around a main nerve trunk, numbs large areas, such as an entire quad on the mandib arch. |
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| breathing in; inspiration |
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| quality of being harmful, poisonous, bacterial, or adverse effect of anesthetics |
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| state of being calmed or relaxed |
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| a chemical added to local anesthetic compound which makes veins and blood vessels smaller to retain the action of the anesthetic in the area needed for prolonged period of time. |
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| the hallow part of the needle |
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| the science that deals with the study of the properties of chemical substances to be used as drugs |
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| written order for a licensed practitioner to a pharmacist directing the dispensing of a specific drug to a patient |
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| occurs when the message is not received by the brain for some reason, partial or total loss of sensation. |
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| the loss of the ability to feel pain without loss of consciousness |
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| an injection made around the nerve which supplies the area to be worked on |
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| a sensation of well being, absence of pain or distress of a part of, or the whole body |
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| applied to the surface of the mucous membrane and numbs only the mucous membrane before an injection |
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| drugs used to control any type of infection anticipated to arise from surgical intervention |
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| a cartridge that contains anesthetic ready for use in local anesthetic syringe. |
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