Baba Farid University Dental Journal

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

A Study to Assess the Knowledge of Dental Graduates about Lignocaine

  • Author:
  • Parveen Akhter Lone1,, Mohammed Israr ul khaliq2, Mandeep Sharma3, Shah Rukh Khan4, Deepakshi Angral4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 6 to 9

1Prof & Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, (IGGDC), Jammu, Affiliated to University of Jammu

2Senior Resident, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, (IGGDC), Jammu, Affiliated to University of Jammu

3MDS Oral & Maxillofacial surgery (OMFS)

4House surgeon, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, (IGGDC), Jammu, Affiliated to University of Jammu

*Corresponding Author: Prof Dr Parveen Akhter Lone, Prof & Head Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), Indira Gandhi Government Dental College (IGGDC), Amphalla, Jammu, Affiliated to university of Jammu Pin code 180005, E mail parveenlone@gmail.com

Online published on 22 August, 2019.

Abstract

Local anaesthetic (Lignocaine) is used on regular basis by dental graduates in clinical practice. Many of them are unaware of the safe doses of Local Anaesthetics (LA). The aim of this study to was assess the knowledge about the safe doses, proper technique & untoward complications of Local Anaesthetic solution (Lignocaine) amongst the dental graduates.

A questionnaire was formulated and circulated among 210 dental graduates and 200 filled ones were assessed.

The knowledge regarding safe dose of Lignocaine was present in 74.2% & aspiration before injection was done only by 84.5% dental graduates.

The knowledge amongst all the graduates regarding safe use of LA is poor and attempts should be made to improve this in order to avoid fatalities and untoward incidents.

Keywords

Local anaesthetics, Awareness, Dental graduates, Complications