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Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved What potent drug used for pain control was derived from opium? - Morphine All of the following are reasons why procaine was NOT as desirable as lidocaine for pain control EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION? -...

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What potent drug used for pain control was derived from opium? -

✔✔Morphine

All of the following are reasons why procaine was NOT as desirable as

lidocaine for pain control EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION? -

✔✔D. It was addictive

Injectable amides are recommended over esters because there is: -

✔✔A and B (Less risk of allergic reactions and Increased potency)

What drug did Horace Wells first introduce into dentistry for pain control? -

✔✔Nitrous Oxide

What is the most popular local anesthetic used in the US today? -

✔✔Lidocaine

What is the definition of pain threshold? - ✔✔The point at which a

sensation starts to be painful and discomfort results

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What is pain perception? - ✔✔A neurologic experience of pain related to

the process of receiving pain stimuli and transmission of this pain to the

brain that differs little among individuals

what is pain? - ✔✔The sensation of discomfort that the patient feels,

ranging from mild to severe

What is pain reaction? - ✔✔Personal interpretation and responses to the

pain message that is highly variable among individuals

Pain can be influenced by all of the following EXCEPT one. Which one is

the EXCEPTION? - ✔✔D. Positive attitude

What theory helps dental hygienists understand the relationship between

human-need fulfillment and human behavior? - ✔✔Human-needs theory

What is the definition of stress? - ✔✔A physical and emotional response

to a particular situation

Which of the following may negatively influence the pain reaction

threshold? - ✔✔Fear

If a patient has a high pain threshold, he or she will experience more

intense pain than a patient who has a low pain threshold. - ✔✔False

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Which of the following is the personal interpretation and response to the

pain message, and is highly variable among individuals? - ✔✔Pain

reaction

In what year was the first local anesthetic introduced? - ✔✔1884

It is best to schedule apprehensive patients for long appointments to

complete as much work as possible, and it is best to schedule these

appointments in the morning. - ✔✔Both statements are NOT correct.

What percentage of patients has reported to have had onset of dental

anxiety by adolescence? - ✔✔50-85%

Which of the following are signs of moderate anxiety? - ✔✔B and C only

(History of frequently missed appointments and History of emergency

appointments only)

What is the best method of managing an anxious patient? -

✔✔Prevention

A stimulus is an electrical message from one part of the body to another.

An impulse is an environmental change in an excitable tissue. - ✔✔e first

statement is correct, but the second is NOT.

Which fibers are the principle fibers in the transmission of sharp, bright

dental pain? - ✔✔Aδ fibers

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Local anesthetics work by: - ✔✔Penetrating the nerve to inhibit Na+

influx

Local anesthetics mostly have their effect on myelinated nerves in which

way? - ✔✔Mostly at the node of Ranvier

The minimal threshold stimulus required to excite a C fiber will also be

sufficient to stimulate an A fiber. - ✔✔False

When energy for conduction is derived from the nerve cell membrane itself

and is no longer dependent on the stimulus for continuance, the conduction

is considered to be: - ✔✔Self-propagating

The absolute refractory period occurs during the fraction of a millisecond

when a nerve fiber can be excited only by a much stronger stimulus than

the initial stimulus. - ✔✔False

Saltatory conduction refers to: - ✔✔Rapid transmission of nerve

impulses along a myelinated nerve fiber

What is the type of glial cell located in the peripheral nervous system? -

✔✔Schwann

Myelin (lipoprotein sheath) is composed of: - ✔✔Approximately 75%

lipid, 20% protein, and 5% carbohydrate

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