Local anesthetics that temporarily inactivate such voltage-gated sodium channels currently treat a variety of different pains, particularly those arising from a trip to the dentist.

• 目前，有许多不同形式的疼痛（特别是去一趟牙医诊所引起的），可利用局部麻醉剂来止痛，原理就是将这种电位控制型的钠离子通道暂时去活化。