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Handbook Of Local Anesthesia, 4e

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The fourth edition now has second color for ease of reading.The technique portion has been expanded to include supplemental ones.Also expanded are the local and systemic complications. Questions concerning LA are also useful for both students and dental professionals. Very useful refernce text for my CE courses, as well when needing a refernce chairside when I have difficulities.

I will be soon training to administer local anesthesia in the dental office where I work as a periodontal co-therapist. This is the book that is required and with the DVD it is perfect for studying. I would recommend this for any dental hygienist in this type of program.

This is a very thorough book for all clinicians. It explains the theory of anesthetic action, covers the various types of anesthetics - and their various formulations.

It describes various anesthetic techniques in excellent detail. The DVD is a great addition, to be able to see the techniques and anatomical landmarks. additionally, I found several new techniques that I have had good success with.

I recommend this book for the student, new clinician, as well as a valuable review for experienced clinicians

I believe this is an excellent review about this subject, especially for students. its graphics and pictures are very educational.

I think this is one of the books that every dentist should have.

It's dry. I find reading this book to be duller than pulling teeth.

However, this covers a lot of the very basic information that I feel every dentist should know before an injection.

Personally, I hate this book with a passion, as my instructor (a hygienist) forced us to memorize various parts of the texts instead of understanding the anatomical foundation of the various nerve blocks. While I don't think that she knew as much as she claimed. The various contraindications, considerations with weight, and especially pediatric max dosages are very useful to know. Additionally, knowledge of the relative half-life of each anesthetic is a very useful thing to give to patients.

This book would be incomplete without a copy of Netter's Anatomy.

If you have a skull, it's even better.

There some areas where I think that Malamed is wrong, or at least gives incomplete information:

1. Pt's can DEFINITELY FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IN NEEDLE SIZE particularly in an IA block!

I've observed many different clinicians, specialists, and given quite a few injections. Pt's can feel the injection. That being said, his choice of a thicker needle is definitely validated by the reduced tendency of the needle to break (of course, I'd question why you'd break a needle while delivering an injection as a dentist. It's supposed to be gentle).

2. The entry of the inferior alveolar nerve is dictated by skeletal landmarks, not just dental.

While the dental landmarks serve as a good landmark for the general placement of the needle, over-reliance of this will cause you to have some problems: edentulous patients, partially edentulous patients, improperly restored patients, patients with improper orthodontic alignment, squirmy little pediatric patients without space maintainers, etc. In these cases, the IA (as Stan directs it) doesn't too well. However, if you base it on the anatomy, there's a very high success rate.

Aside from this, I really think that it should be in every dentist's library.

I received the product earlier than expected.. im happy to see that the book looks like brand new.. thank you so much for the fast and honest transaction! =)

This book really helped me out before I left for Peru on a dental mission trip. Our school taught us well but our notes were limited in pedo. I didnt realize we would only be working with children down there. So I was very happy I brought this book along for the trip. Very good descriptions and diagrams.

Dr. Stanley Malamed (Professor and Chair of the Anesthesia and Medicine Department of the Univeristy of Southern California School of Dentistry) is the dental profession's expert on a number of subjects, namely, emergency medicine and local anesthesia. This 5th edition of his classic textbook on dental local anesthesia covers all the intra and extra oral anesthesia techniques.

Malamed divides the book into approximately 4 broad sections: The local anesthetic drugs, the Armamentarium, Techniques of Regional Anesthesia in Dentistry, and Complications and Questions. In dental school this subject is covered rather quickly, and very often, particular schools use specific local anesthetics, so the student is often not aware of the array of local anesthetics available, or their properties. Therefore, this is a fine adjunct for the student and a terrific source of review for the more seasoned practitioner. Although most practitioners use one to three local anesthetics above all others, it is important to know all the possible anesthetics available.

The photographs are excellent, as are the drawings.

Please be aware that this is a handbook of local anesthesia for dentistry, not an other medical profession.

konedog

This book is very informative and the video has live demonstrations. This DVD is a great for beginners just learning and a nice tool for those in the industry who want a refresher. You can also earn continuation education credits for $25 (mail-in) or $20 (online) by answering the questions included with the DVD.Handbook of Local Anesthesia: Text with Malamed's Local Anesthesia Administration DVD Package

had the book and sold it when I graduated college...silly me! had to buy it again for quick reference