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Atraumatic Injection Protocol
3 Main Types of Maxillary Injections:
1) Local Infiltration
2) Field Block
3) Nerve Block
Local Infiltration
• Incision (treatment) is done in the same area in which the
local anesthetic was deposited (interproximal papilla
before Scaling and Root Planing)
Field Block
• Local anesthetic is deposited toward larger nerve terminal
branches
• Treatment is done away from the site of local anesthetic
injection
• Maxillary injections administered above the apex of the tooth
to be treated are properly referred to as field blocks not local
infiltrations
Nerve Block
• Local anesthetic is deposited close to a main
nerve trunk, usually at a site removed from the
area of treatment (PSA, IANB, NPB)
Types of Injections
1) Supraperiosteal Injection
2) Intraligamentary (PDL) Injection
3) Intraseptal Injection
4) Intracrestal Injection
5) Intraosseous Injection
6) Posterior Superior Alveolar (PSA) Nerve Block
7) Middle Superior Alveolar (MSA) Nerve Block
8) Anterior Superior Alveolar (ASA) Nerve Block
9) Maxillary Nerve Block (2nd Division)
10) Greater Palatine Nerve Block
11) Nasopalatine Nerve Block
12) Anterior Middle Superior Alveolar (AMSA) Nerve Block
13) Palatal Approach Anterior Superior Alveolar (P-ASA) Nerve Block
Maxillary and Mandibular
Injections
The following are used in both arches:
• Supraperiosteal Injection
• Intraligamentary (PDL) Injection
• Intraseptal Injection
• Intraosseous Injection
Supraperiosteal Injection
1) Supraperiosteal Injection
Used for pulpal anthesia in maxillary teeth
1 or 2 teeth
Supraperiosteal Injection
Dense bone covering the apices of the teeth can lead to
failure
-maxillary molar of children (zygomatic bone
obscures)
-central incisor of adults (nasal spine obscures)
8) Aspirate
11) Aspirate
12) Deposit 1.0 ml of anesthetic solution
2) Subgingival restorations
9) Aspirate
2 Approaches:
1) Greater Palatine Approach
2) High Tuberosity Approach
1) Greater Palatine Approach Technique
25 gauge long needle recommended
-aspiration