Ultrasound-guided inferior alveolar nerve block for trismus during dental treatment: a case report

Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Revisited.

Fracture of a dental needle during administration of an inferior alveolar nerve block.

We report a case of a 42-year-old female who was referred to our department for the management of a fractured dental needle following administration of an inferior alveolar nerve block. The fractured needle was successfully removed under general anaesthesia. We also suggest some guidelines for preventing this unfortunate event.

severe dysphagia after inferior alveolar nerve block preceded by cervical botolinum toxin injection: a case report

a 39-year-old iranian female patient who was a known case of primary cervical dystonia since 10 years ago presented to a private office for dysport injection. the patients experienced severe dysphagia after inferior alveolar nerve block which was preceded by cervical botolinum toxin injection. a possible synergistic effect of botolinum toxin and lidocaine to produce severe dysphagia is presente...

A Comparison of 2% Lidocaine and Epinephrine with 3% Mepivacaine in Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block

The purpose of this study was evaluation of anesthesia success rate of 3% mepivacaine compared with 2% lidocaine 1/80000 epinephrine in inferior alveolar nerve block in thirty voluntary students. All of the subjects were healthy and had not received any medicament. They pariticipated for two appointments and each time randomly received an inferior alveolar nerve injection with one of the anesth...

Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve Block, a Dilemma for Dental Practitioners - A Case Report

Posterior superior alveolar (PSA) injection technique delivers the local anesthetic agent on to the posterior surface of maxilla targeting posterior superior alveolar branch of maxillary nerve. This nerve block anaesthetizes maxillary molars of the respective side, bone and soft tissues covering these teeth. This technique when administered correctly will provides complete anaesthesia in the de...