Removal of broken dental needle using mobile digital C-arm

Removal of broken dental needle using mobile digital C-arm.

Breakage of needles is one of the most frustrating and distressing complications of local anesthesia. It is also one of the easiest to prevent. This article describes the use of the C-arm digital fluoroscope for retrival of a broken dental needle from the pterygomandibular space.

Removal of a broken needle using three-dimensional computed tomography: a case report

Inferior alveolar nerve block obtained maximum anesthetic effect using a small dose of local anesthetic agent, which also has low a complication incidence. Complications of an inferior alveolar nerve block include direct nerve damage, bleeding, trismus, temporary facial nerve palsy, and etc. Among them, the major iatrogenic complication is dental needle fracture. A fragment that disappears into...

Management of a needle breakage during third molar extraction with C-ARM digital fluoroscope.

Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm

Letter: Migration of broken sewing needle from left arm to heart.