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The Dangers of Local Anaesthetics

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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Video: Magic Wand Anaesthesia

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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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