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The Dangers of Local Anaesthetics

Posted on April 1, 2014 by adminmouth
Numbing before dental work

Just over twenty years ago in 1993, the US Food and Drug Administration found that the local anaesthetic, lignocaine (a.k.a. xylocaine or lidocaine), which is commonly used by dentists breaks down in humans to form 2, 6-dimethylaniline (2,6-xylidine). In fact, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Could It Be B12? 1

Posted on March 1, 2014 by adminmouth
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An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses by Sally M Pacholok RN, BSN and Jeffrey Stuart DO, Word Dancer Press 2011 This book was first published some years ago and has been updated in this second edition. The authors are Sally Pacholok, who … Continue reading →

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Video: Magic Wand Anaesthesia

Posted on July 5, 2013 by adminmouth
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Good news for dental phobics – this computerised local anaesthetic delivery system looks like a pen and is about as gentle at it gets.  3 mins  Relevant links: Ozone use in dentistry Video: Lasers in dentistry Dentistry: A to Z … Continue reading →

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