For thousands of years, humans have attempted various ways to decrease pain. This CE webinar will discuss the history of pain control in dentistry. Using what the land provided, (tree resins by Babylonians 4000 years ago) to the use of inhalational gases in the 18th century, all the way to today’s current amide local anesthetics, will be presented. Also, the most modern and latest devices and anesthetics available, will be discussed.

The learning objectives of this CE webinar include:
• understanding how ancient and pre-modern societies dealt with dental pain
• understanding how todays amide local anesthetics evolved
• learning about the most modern devices and anesthetics including computers, intra-nasal delivery, and slow-release anesthetics
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