Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2011
A 32-year-old 3-month pregnant patient presented to the prosthodontics clinic for the prosthetics. Objectively: the 16 tooth is missing. It is planned to fabricate a dental bridge supported by the 15 and 17 teeth. The patient was gi- ven an anaesthetic of articaine group "Ultracain DS" The orthopaedist chose this anaesthetic because:
Answer options
- It doesn’t contain sulphites
- It is most commonly used in the stomatological practice
- It is low-toxic, is not capable of crossing the hemato-placental barrier
- It reduces the volume of uteroplacental circulation
- It is low-toxic
Correct answer
It is low-toxic, is not capable of crossing the hemato-placental barrier
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