Maximum dental local anesthetic dose
Maximum recommended dose in mg and 1.8 mL cartridges by weight.
Inputs
0 of 2Actual (total) body weight
Anesthetic
Patient values are shared with every calculator.
When to use
- Planning dental anesthesia, especially in children and small adults.
Pearls and pitfalls
- Doses of different local anesthetics are additive.
- Reduce in hepatic disease, cardiovascular disease, and older adults.
- Bupivacaine has an absolute maximum of 90 mg and is not recommended in children under 12.
Why use
Gives cartridges, the unit you actually count chairside.
- where
- W
- Weight, kg
- C
- Concentration, mg/mL
- 1.8
- US cartridge volume, mL