Logothetis Test Bank

Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist 1st Edition Logothetis Test Bank

Logothetis: Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist

Chapter 01: Local Anesthesia in Dental Hygiene Practice: An Introduction Test Bank

MATCHING

Match the following word or phrase with the correct drug category.ester (E) amide (A) inhalation drug (I)

• Ether
• Lidocaine
• Prilocaine
• Procaine
• Nitrous oxide
• Halothane
• Mepivacaine
• Novocaine
• Causes more allergic reactions
• Patients experience fewer allergic reactions

• ANS: I REF: Page 4
• ANS: A REF: Page 4
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• ANS: E REF: Page 4
• ANS: I REF: Page 4
• ANS: I REF: Page 4
• ANS: A REF: Page 5
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• ANS: A REF: Page 4

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• The first objections to the use of inhalation sedation included which of the following?
• It was viewed as a religious offense
• It was viewed as an unethical practice
• It was viewed as a retardant to the health process
• All of the above

ANS: D 1 / 4

Objections to operating on an unconscious patient included all of the above. Some viewed it as offensive to their religious beliefs; some viewed it as an ethical matter; and some objected because they believed that the relief from pain might actually retard the health process.

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• Who was the first dentist to use “laughing gas” for dental procedures?
• William Clarke
• Horace Wells
• Henry Beecher
• Nils Lofgren

ANS: B

Horace Wells was the first dentist to use “laughing gas” for dental procedures.

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• A highly effective analgesic and antipyretic compound, introduced in 1899 and still used

today, is commonly referred to as what?

• Aspirin
• Alcohol
• Novocaine
• Opium

ANS: A

A new compound, introduced as aspirin in 1899, proved to be remarkably safe and well tolerated by patients. It is a highly effective analgesic and antipyretic.

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• Early methods of pain control included which of the following?
• Use of opium
• Scaring off of demons
• Roots, berries, and seeds
• All of the above

ANS: D

Early methods of pain control included all of the above: the use of opium, religious techniques of scaring off demons; and the use of plants and herbs for treating pain.

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• Pain threshold is best described as which of the following?
• The physical and emotional response to a particular situation.
• The relationship between human need fulfillment and human behavior.
• A neurologic experience of pain. 2 / 4

• The point at which a sensation starts to be painful and discomfort results.

ANS: D

Pain threshold is best described as the point at which a sensation starts to be painful and discomfort results.

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• The neurologic experience of pain is referred to as what?
• Pain control
• Pain threshold
• Pain perception
• Pain reaction

ANS: C

Pain perception is the neurologic experience of pain. It differs little between individuals.

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• An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience is called what?
• Pain
• Pain control
• Pain threshold
• Pain reaction

ANS: A

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience.

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• The personal interpretation and response to the pain message is called what?
• Pain
• Pain control
• Pain threshold
• Pain reaction

ANS: D

The personal interpretation and response to the pain message is called one’s pain reaction. It is highly variable among individuals.

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• The creation of the loss of sensation in a circumscribed area, without loss of

consciousness, best defines which of the following?

• Inhalation anesthesia
• Local anesthesia
• General anesthesia
• All of the above

ANS: B

Local anesthesia creates a numbing feeling or the loss of sensation in a circumscribed area, without loss of consciousness.

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• The newest amide to arrive on the dental market in the United States is which one of the

following?

• Articaine
• Mepivacaine
• Lidocaine
• Bupivacaine

ANS: A

The newest amide local anesthetic, introduced to the dental field in 2000, is articaine.

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• Lidocaine is said to have revolutionized pain control in dentistry. Why?
• It is more potent than prilocaine.
• It is less potent than procaine.
• Patients experience fewer allergic reaction with lidocaine.
• Some combination of the above

ANS: C

Lidocaine is said to have revolutionized pain control in dentistry because it is less allergenic than procaine.

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• Procaine was used extensively in dentistry for a number of years; however, it was not the

ideal local anesthetic. Why not?

• It took a long time to produce the desired anesthetic result.
• It lasted for prolonged periods of time.
• It had a high potential for triggering allergic reactions.
• Some combination of the above

ANS: D

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