Nerve block: inferior alveolar - Revision history

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Danbot moved page Nerve Block: Inferior Alveolar to Nerve block: inferior alveolar without leaving a redirect: Naming convention: first word capitalized, subsequent words lowercase

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	==Background==		==Background==
			[[File: Innervation-of-the-tooth-9-anatomy-of-local-anesthesia-pocket-dentistry.jpg\|thumb\|Dental Anesthesia]]
	*Inferior alveolar nerve provides sensation to all of the teeth on the ipsilateral side of the mandible as well as the lower lip and chin via the mental nerve.		*Inferior alveolar nerve provides sensation to all of the teeth on the ipsilateral side of the mandible as well as the lower lip and chin via the mental nerve.
	* Buccal gingiva adjacent to the lower molars will retain normal sensation unless that nerve is anesthetized separately, via a (long) [[buccal nerve block]]		* Buccal gingiva adjacent to the lower molars will retain normal sensation unless that nerve is anesthetized separately, via a (long) [[buccal nerve block]]

	~~[[File: Innervation-of-the-tooth-9-anatomy-of-local-anesthesia-pocket-dentistry.jpg\|thumb\|Dental Anesthesia]]~~

	==Indications==		==Indications==

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Video

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	*[[Local anesthetic systemic toxicity]]		*[[Local anesthetic systemic toxicity]]

	==~~Video~~==		==External Links==
	~~{{#widget:YouTube\|id=58CY6-5uyYI}}~~


	==References==		==References==

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Typographical error

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	==Complications==		==Complications==
	*Inadvertent injection of the ~~partoid~~ gland (may → iatrogenic Bell's Palsy). Occurs when bone is not felt during the initial approach. Redirect needle anteriorly until bone is felt		*Inadvertent injection of the parotid gland (may → iatrogenic Bell's Palsy). Occurs when bone is not felt during the initial approach. Redirect needle anteriorly until bone is felt
	*Carotid sheath injection (Horner's from stellate ganglion blockade)		*Carotid sheath injection (Horner's from stellate ganglion blockade)
	*Carotid artery puncture		*Carotid artery puncture

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	*[[Nerve blocks (main)]]		*[[Nerve blocks (main)]]
	*[[Local anesthetic systemic toxicity]]		*[[Local anesthetic systemic toxicity]]

			==Video==
			{{#widget:YouTube\|id=58CY6-5uyYI}}


	==References==		==References==

2018-08-04T03:33:54Z

Background

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	* Buccal gingiva adjacent to the lower molars will retain normal sensation unless that nerve is anesthetized separately, via a (long) [[buccal nerve block]]		* Buccal gingiva adjacent to the lower molars will retain normal sensation unless that nerve is anesthetized separately, via a (long) [[buccal nerve block]]

	[[File: Innervation-of-the-tooth-9-anatomy-of-local-anesthesia-pocket-dentistry.jpg.\|thumb\|Dental Anesthesia]]		[[File: Innervation-of-the-tooth-9-anatomy-of-local-anesthesia-pocket-dentistry.jpg\|thumb\|Dental Anesthesia]]

	==Indications==		==Indications==

2018-08-04T03:31:56Z

Background

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	*Inferior alveolar nerve provides sensation to all of the teeth on the ipsilateral side of the mandible as well as the lower lip and chin via the mental nerve.		*Inferior alveolar nerve provides sensation to all of the teeth on the ipsilateral side of the mandible as well as the lower lip and chin via the mental nerve.
	* Buccal gingiva adjacent to the lower molars will retain normal sensation unless that nerve is anesthetized separately, via a (long) [[buccal nerve block]]		* Buccal gingiva adjacent to the lower molars will retain normal sensation unless that nerve is anesthetized separately, via a (long) [[buccal nerve block]]

			[[File: Innervation-of-the-tooth-9-anatomy-of-local-anesthesia-pocket-dentistry.jpg.\|thumb\|Dental Anesthesia]]

	==Indications==		==Indications==

2018-08-04T03:16:04Z

Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Inferior alveolar nerve provides sensation to all of the teeth on the ipsilateral side of the mandible as well as the lower lip and chin via the mental nerve.		*Inferior alveolar nerve provides sensation to all of the teeth on the ipsilateral side of the mandible as well as the lower lip and chin via the mental nerve.
			* Buccal gingiva adjacent to the lower molars will retain normal sensation unless that nerve is anesthetized separately, via a (long) [[buccal nerve block]]

	==Indications==		==Indications==

2017-08-07T17:45:02Z

Equipment Needed

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	==Equipment Needed==		==Equipment Needed==
	*Topical anesthetic		*Topical anesthetic [[File:Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|Block performed from contralateral side.]]
	**Consider soaking Gauze/Cotton in lidocaine to be placed at injection site		**Consider soaking Gauze/Cotton in lidocaine to be placed at injection site
	*Local anesthetic		*Local anesthetic

2017-08-07T17:41:20Z

Injection

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	===Injection===		===Injection===
	#Palpate the retromolar fossa with your thumb		#Palpate the retromolar fossa with your thumb[[File:Inferior Alveolar Nerve Target.jpg\|right\|thumbnail\|The origin of the inferior alveolar nerve: note the retromolar fossa just anterior/superior/lateral.]]
	#Place the index finger of the same hand externally over the ramus of the mandible retracting the tissues toward the buccal aspect		#Place the index finger of the same hand externally over the ramus of the mandible retracting the tissues toward the buccal aspect
	#Visualize the pterygomandibular triangle		#Visualize the pterygomandibular triangle