As an article published in the journal Anesthesia Progress, sugar alcohol called mannitol is helping to open the membrane that protects the nerve under the tooth, allowing the drugs penetrate.
Mannitol helps reduce pain 40 subjects who expressed need to visit the dentist again 3 times to fix his teeth.
Anesthesia Injection is most commonly used for dental care is inferior alveolar nerve block injection (SAI block). SAI block standard injection in the United States containing lidocaine and epinephrine.
The lidocaine is part of anesthetic, while epinephrine is a substance that slows the absorption of lidocaine into the bloodstream, thereby allowing the drug to linger around the nerves more teeth.
In a study conducted by researchers from Ohio State University gear, 40 patients were randomized to receive blocks of different SAIs during three visits to the dentist.
One block SAI is a mixture of lidocaine-epinephrine standard, while the other SAI block plus about one milliliter of mannitol, and the last SAI block contains a mixture of lidocaine-epinephrine with a few milliliters of mannitol in higher volumes.
As reported by MNN.com, Thursday (22/12/2011), a mixture of mannitol managed to lose the sensation of pain in patients. Higher volume mixture with lidocaine and epinephrine have best effect, although the pain is not uniform across the tooth.
Lidocaine may cause dizziness, headache, blurred vision, and affect concentration. Mannitol allows the dentist to use lidocaine less for better results.
The good news, mannitol is almost identical to naturally occurring chemicals found in fruits and vegetables as well as a quick pass through the body. This discovery became the basis for consideration to recommend the addition of mannitol in muting dental procedures in 2012.
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