A digital workflow for the inferior alveolar nerve block in the edentulous mandible

Wang Maoxia; Mo Anchun

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.10.024

A digital workflow for the inferior alveolar nerve block in the edentulous mandible

J Prosthet Dent. 2023 Aug;130(2):141-145. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.10.024. Epub 2021 Nov 30.

Authors

Wang Maoxia¹, Mo Anchun²

Affiliations

¹ Doctoral student, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Oral Implantology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
² Professor, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Oral Implantology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China. Electronic address: moanchun@163.com.

PMID: 34862084
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.10.024

Abstract

The inferior alveolar nerve block is the most frequently used anesthetic method for implant placement in the completely edentulous mandible. However, achieving a successful inferior alveolar nerve block in edentulous mandibles is challenging. The present clinical report describes a novel digital workflow for precise local anesthetic injections at the mandibular foramen.

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Local
Anesthetics, Local
Mandible* / surgery
Mandibular Nerve*
Workflow

Substances

Anesthetics, Local