This study introduces and evaluates a new technique for inferior alveolar nerve blocking.
The study addresses a novel technique to anaesthetize the inferior alveolar nerve depending on extraoral landmarks. Volunteers will receive bilateral blocks and evaluation of the success rate and positive aspiration rate will be performed.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
65
blocking the inferior alveolar nerve using extroral landmarks
Hosh Isa Medical Center
Ḩawsh ‘Īsá, Al-Behera, Egypt
presence of numbness (by questionnaire)
evaluation of the presence of numbness in the anatomical area supplied by the inferior alveolar nerve
Time frame: 3-10 minutes
absence of pain (by probing)
evaluation of absence of pain in the anatomical area supplied by the inferior alveolar nerve
Time frame: 3-10 minutes
positive aspiration rate
evaluation of the presence of blood on drawing in two perpendicular planes
Time frame: 1 second
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