Is an anterior middle superior alveolar (AMSA) nerve block more effective than an infraorbital nerve block (IONB) in achieving pulpal anesthesia in the anterior maxilla? Researchers from Newcastle ...

Numb lips, a bitten cheek, slurred words. For years dentists haven't had much choice about causing such temporary discomforts with a nerve block in patients needing mandibular procedures. But recent ...

Dentists may inadvertently destroy incipient third molars when they administer alveolar nerve blocks in young children, a new study shows. Jerry Swee, MS, DMD, a clinical instructor from the ...

The field of equine dental surgery has witnessed significant advancements through the integration of refined surgical techniques and enhanced nerve block procedures. Modern approaches stress the ...

The management of broken dental needles during inferior alveolar nerve block procedures remains a critical yet infrequent complication in dental practice. This condition arises primarily due to ...

Supplemental infiltration injections with articaine are more effective than the same type of injection with lidocaine after the initial failure of an inferior alveolar nerve block, a new study shows.

In the medical world, there are two ways to go about things: there is the “book way” and there is the “hospital way”. The book way is how it is supposed to be done; the hospital way is the more ...

A nerve block, or neural blockade, is a method of producing anesthesia — a loss of feeling used to prevent or control pain. Nerve blocks can be surgical or nonsurgical. Nonsurgical nerve blocks ...