%0 Journal Article %A Edward G. Whealton %T Advances in Office Anesthesia %D 1998 %R 10.3122/15572625-11-3-200 %J The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice %P 200-206 %V 11 %N 3 %X Background: Recent developments in anesthesia applicable to family practice settings are reviewed. Methods: MEDLINE was searched using the key words “EMLA”; “iontophoresis”; “lidocaine,” “tetracaine, adrenaline, cocaine”; and “lidocaine, epinephrine, tetracaine.” Results and Conclusions: Clinical experience has shown that there is a definite and evolving role for the newer methods of office anesthesia. Patient care can be improved by reducing the discomfort of patient procedures. %U https://www.jabfm.org/content/jabfp/11/3/200.full.pdf