Needle breakage following inferior alveolar nerve block is a rare complication in current dental practice. We report a case of delayed retrieval of a broken needle with the use of modern imaging ...

Buccal infiltration with 4% articaine may achieve a comparable anesthetic effect to inferior alveolar nerve block with 2% lidocaine when performing pulp therapy in kids' lower jaw molars, reports a ...

Though inferior alveolar nerve blocks are the anesthetic technique of choice for lower jaw molars, its failure in teeth with irreversible pulpitis ranges from 43% to 83%. A possible reason for failure ...

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 ...

Dentists may inadvertently destroy incipient third molars when they administer alveolar nerve blocks in young children, a new study shows. Jerry Swee, MS, DMD, a clinical instructor from the ...

Nerve repositioning may be needed for inferior alveolar nerve runs through the lower jaw before placing dental implant. This nerve gives sensation to the lower lip and chin.

Learn when and why a coronectomy is the preferred option for wisdom tooth treatment, especially when the lingual nerve and inferior alveolar nerve are involved.

The inferior (lower) alveolar nerve and the inferior alveolar artery are channeled across this foramen, where they travel through the mandibular canal and then leave through the mental foramen.