Equipment Dental chair, straight chair with head support, or stretcher Light source for intraoral illumination Nonsterile gloves Mask and safety glasses, or a face shield Gauze pads Cotton-tipped applicators Dental mirror or tongue blade Suction Equipment to do local anesthesia: Topical anesthetic ointment * (eg, lidocaine 5%, benzocaine 20%) Injectable local anesthetic such as lidocaine 2% with or without epinephrine † 1: 100, 000, or for longer duration anesthesia, bupivacaine 0.5% with or without epinephrine † 1: 200, 000 Dental aspirating syringe (with narrow barrel and custom injectable anesthetic cartridges) or other narrow barrel syringe (eg, 3 mL) with locking hub 25 - or 27-gauge needle: 3-cm long for nerve blocks * CAUTION: All topical anesthetic preparations are absorbed from mucosal surfaces and toxicity may result when dose limits are exceeded.