Local anaesthetic techniques in the mandible short course for Dental Practitioners
This session will provide an overview of the various regional mandibular blocks used to obtain anaesthesia. It will also describe the methods of administration. This session was reviewed by Kathy Wilson in May 2015.
Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- list the regional nerve blocks of the mandible and demonstrate knowledge of their use
- describe the administration of the regional nerve blocks of the mandible
- describe how to administer a long buccal infiltration
- identify the tissues anaesthetised by each block and a long buccal infiltration
Anaesthesia is the 'loss of sensation' in a region of the body by an inhibition of the conduction process in peripheral nerves to the central nervous system, or by a depression in neural excitation. The main aim of dental anaesthesia is to eliminate pain sensation; this loss of pain alone is known as analgesia.
Before commencing this session you should have knowledge of:
- the anatomy of the mandible and its nerve supply
- the physiology of nerve conduction and the mechanism of local anaesthesia
- the pharmacological basis of local anaesthesia
- the armamentarium required for the administration of local anaesthesia
Jennifer Harte obtained her BDS at Newcastle University in 2008 and her MFDS at Edinburgh in 2010, whilst working as a General Professional Trainee. She is currently working at Bristol Dental Hospital as a Senior House Officer in Oral Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
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