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Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block 2
Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block 2
BLOCK
Fig. 18.5: Pterygomandibular
nerve block. Direct technique.
NERVES ANESTHETIZED
1. Inferior alveolar nerve
2. Mental nerve
3. Incisive nerve
4. Lingual and buccinator nerves
AREAS ANESTHETIZED
1. Body of the mandible
and an inferior portion
of the ramus.
2. Mandibular teeth
3. Mucous membrane
and underlying tissues
anterior to the first
mandibular molar
ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS
1. Mucobuccal fold
2. Anterior border of ramus of the mandible
3. External oblique ridge
4. Retromolar triangle
5. Internal oblique ridge
6. Pterygomandibular ligament
7. Buccal sucking pad
8. Pterygomandibular space
INDICATIONS