Use of Intraoperative Biplanar Fluoroscopy for Minimally Invasive Retrieval of a Broken Dental Needle

Alexander Margolis; Alyssa Loparich; Eytan Raz; Kenneth E Fleisher

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2020.07.004

Use of Intraoperative Biplanar Fluoroscopy for Minimally Invasive Retrieval of a Broken Dental Needle

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Nov;78(11):1922-1925. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2020.07.004. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

Authors

Alexander Margolis¹, Alyssa Loparich², Eytan Raz³, Kenneth E Fleisher⁴

Affiliations

¹ Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NYU College of Dentistry, Bellevue Hospital, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY. Electronic address: alexandersmargolis@gmail.com.
² Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NYU College of Dentistry, Bellevue Hospital, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.
³ Assistant Professor Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.
⁴ Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NYU College of Dentistry, Bellevue Hospital, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.

PMID: 32768404
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2020.07.004

Abstract

This report describes a case of needle breakage during a left-sided inferior alveolar nerve block to perform restorative dentistry on a 56-year-old male patient. The needle was removed in conjunction with interventional neuroradiology using biplanar fluoroscopy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Equipment Failure
Fluoroscopy
Foreign Bodies* / diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies* / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Needles
Nerve Block*