background in spite of common usage of the inferior alveolar nerve block (ianb), this method has some well-defined restrictions. objectives the purpose of the present study was to compare these two techniques for the surgical removal of impacted lower third molars. patients and methods a total of 44 similarly impacted lower third molars (22 patients with two similar teeth) were selected. in eac...

BACKGROUND The most common technique to anesthetize mandibular primary teeth is inferior alveolar (I.A) nerve block injection which induces a relatively sustained anesthesia and in turn may potentially traumatize soft-tissues. Therefore, the need of having an alternative technique of anesthesia with a shorter term but the same efficacy is reasonable. The aim of this study was a comparison of th...

Although a few cases of facial palsy following mandibular nerve block and dental surgery have been described, it would appear that herpes zoster oticus following dental surgery has not been documented. It is possible that the latent virus may be activated by the mandibular nerve block and dental surgical interventions. Two cases of herpes zoster oticus, both following inferior alveolar nerve bl...

Onset of action and duration efficacy inferior alveolar nerve block versus single lingual subperi-osteal injection 4% articaine in mandibular second molars: A randomized clinical trial

Background: Although lidocaine inferior alveolar nerve block is a common dental injection in case of managing mandibular teeth, it may not be the first choice in specific situations. Patients on warfarin therapy are at high risk of bleeding during dental procedures. In this study we aimed to investigate and compare the efficacy of articaine buccal infiltration in mandibular teeth extraction wit...

The inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block is the most frequently used mandibular injection technique for achieving local anesthesia for dental treatment. However, the IAN block does not always result in successful anesthesia. Various other nerve blocks were introduced over the period of time to improve the success rate of anesthesia. The objective of this systematic review was to compare and eval...

BACKGROUND Inferior alveolar nerve block is a common technique for anesthesia of the primary mandibular molars. A number of disadvantages have been shown to be associated with this technique. Periodontal ligament (PDL) injection could be considered as an alternative to inferior alveolar nerve block. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of PDL injection in the anesthesia of pr...

Aim: Inferior dental anaesthesia via the direct intraoral approach, mandibular conduction anaesthesia via extraoral landmarks (Gow-Gates) and mandibular conduction anaesthesia via the tuberosity approach (Akinosi) were evaluated using pain during injection, aspiration test, pinprick, depth and frequency of anaesthesia, onset and duration of anaesthesia. Materials and Methods: 120 patients of bo...