Re: Controlled substances?

From: Steven Fawks (tuthjockey_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:21:04 GMT

It's beyond my scope of comprehension.

A patient needed an emergency endo on a lower first molar this morning.
  A conventional block had her lip and tongue quite numb, but the tooth
was still 'hot' by the time I was getting to the pulp.

Took off the rubber dam and gave a Stabident injection (1/2 carp.
Marcaine), put the dam back on, and proceeded without incident.

Three to four extra minutes for *complete anesthesia* at a very minimal
cost. Why would any dentist skimp on anesthetic?

Fawks

>
> With anesthetics that inexpensive, I am puzzled why a doctor
> would fail to provide that comfort to his patient during oral surgery.
>
> --Winston
>

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