Lidocaine/articaine: Most common is lidocaine with epinephrine in the U.S., but articaine with epinephrine usage is growing rapidly due to more profound and more rapid anesthesia. Mepivocaine is also frequently used. All of these are injectable and not topical anesthetics.
Answered 5/21/2015
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Lidocaine: is the most common local anesthetic and the less toxic that dentists use.
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Dental anesthetics: the most common anesthetics used in dentistry is lidocaine and artiicaine.
Answered 11/30/2014
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Lidocaine/articaine: Most dentists in the world use either lidocaine or articaine.
Answered 12/1/2014
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