Local Anesthesia: Troubleshooting the Mandibular Block

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Pediatric Anesthesia: Five Techniques - 502

Robert Campbell, DDS

The program will contrast and compare the art and science of 5 techniques for anesthetizing the pediatric patient in an office-based setting. The peculiarities of the pediatric airway will be addressed.

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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Pediatric Anesthesia: Five Techniques - 502

Local Anesthesia: Troubleshooting the Mandibular Block - 219

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