The mandibular ramus houses several key landmarks – including the lingula, antilingula, and the mandibular foramen – that are used to guide the administration of an inferior alveolar nerve ...

October 6, 2011 — The inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) is often ineffective, and too few dentists are well versed in alternative approaches to anesthesia in the mandible, leading experts ...

Paresthesia occurs more often after use of 4% local anesthetic formulations, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association (July 2010, Vol. 141:7, pp. 836-844). Researchers ...