Why Should the Clinician Avoid Administering Local Anesthetics to Both

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why should the clinician avoid administering local anesthetics to both the mandibular right and left quadrants during a single treatment?

• A) To prevent patients from self-mutilating their mouths
• B) To prevent toxicity due to the administration of too much local anesthetic
• C) To prevent the inability of the patient to control his/her mandible
• D) All options listed

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