Local Anesthesia: Troubleshooting the Mandibular Block

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Beyond Total IV Anesthesia with the LMA - 501

Robert Campbell, DDS

This one hour program reviews intravenous and inhalational agents for office based anesthesia used in conjunction with the laryngeal mask airway. Criteria for airway classification are discussed. The placement of the LMA is demonstrated. Caveats and complications are reviewed.

Local Anesthesia: Troubleshooting the Mandibular Block - 219

Presenter: Stanley F. Malamed, DDS

DDS, New York University College of Dentistry
Dental Anesthesiology Residency, Montefiore Hospital, New York
Diplomate, American Dental Board of Anesthesiology
Professor of Anesthesia and Medicine, USC Herman Ostrow Dental School
Authord 150 scientific papers, 3 textbooks
Disclosure: Dr. Malamed reports no conflicts of interest

Course Description: Profound Anesthesia of the mandible can prove elusive. Various techniques, including the inferior alveolar nerve block (NB), the Gow Gates mandibular NB, the incisive NB, and the Akinosi-Vazirani closed mouth NB are described. The success of articaine HCl by mandibular infiltration is reviewed.

Course Objectives:

Explain the reasons for low success rates for inferior alveolar nerve blocks
List 5 alternative techniques for use when the IANB fails
Describe the Gow-Gates mandibular block
Discuss the success of articaine HCl by mandibular infiltration in adult patients

Availability: 9/19/2010 to 9/28/2015

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Trouble Shooting the Mandibular Block

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continuing education credits in dental anesthesiology

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Beyond Total IV Anesthesia with the LMA - 501

Local Anesthesia: Troubleshooting the Mandibular Block - 219

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