SGEM#307: Buff up the lido for the local anesthetic
The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine,
Date: October 29th…
Lidocaine: trial suggests that buffering may not improve success of inferior alveolar nerve block
The Dental Elf,
Lidocaine one of the most commonly used local anaesthetics tends to have a low pH range. It has been suggested that buffering (al…
Use of buffered lidocaine did not provide better pain control than unbuffered lidocaine for incision and drainage procedures
The Dental Elf,
A 2010 Cochrane review (Cepeda et al) found that there was less pain associated with pain on injection and augmented patient…