Development of Anaesthesia in Dentistry

Suzbijanje boli u stomatoloških bolesnika uvelike je unaprijeđeno u prvoj polovici našega stoljeća, ali i danas još uvijek nastojimo pronaći nove mogućnosti i inačice u tome području. Lokalni anestetici otkriveni krajem 19. stoljeća raznolika su skupina lijekova kojih je značajka da reverzibilnom blokadom podrazljivosti nociceptora i živčane provodljivosti bitno ublaže bolna stanja i umanje bol prigodom stomatoloških zahvata. U ovome su preglednom članku izloženi podaci o povijesnom razvoju lokalne anestezije u stomatologiji, što je bilo bitnim preduvjetom razvoja svih stomatoloških struka. Pri tome su autori nastojali prikazati doprinose mnogih pregalaca, kojih su djela zasadom suvremenih dostignuća u tome području ljudske djelatnosti.Pain control in dental patients greatly improved in the first half of this century. However, even today efforts are being made to find new ways and methods in this field.The local anaesthetics discovered around the end of the 19th century comprise a wide variety of agents, the basic characteristic of which is that by producing reversible blockade o f nociceptor excitation and nervous stimulation they significantly alleviate painful conditions and decrease pain occuring during dental procedures. Our paper gives a review o f data on historical development o f anaesthesia in dentistry, which was an essential prerequisite to the modern development o f many dental specialities. The authors have presented the contributions of many assiduous professionals who lay the foundation for current achievments in this area o f human andeavour