LA for XLA

Question 1

Upper molars

Answer 1

• Buccal infiltration for teeth and buccal mucosa 🡪 Posterior superior alveolar nerve (branch of V2)
• Palatal for palatal mucosa 🡪 Greater palatine nerve (branch of V2)

Question 2

Upper premolars

Answer 2

• Buccal infiltration for teeth and buccal mucosa 🡪 Middle superior alveolar nerve (branch of V2)
• Palatal for palatal mucosa 🡪 Greater palatine nerve (branch of V2)

Question 3

Upper anteriors

Answer 3

• Buccal infiltration 🡪 Anterior superior alveolar nerve (branch of V2)
• Palatal for palatal mucosa 🡪 Nasopalatine nerve (branch of V2)

Question 4

Lower molars

Answer 4

• ID block 🡪 Inferior alveolar nerve (branch of V3) for teeth and lingual nerve (branch of V3) for lingual mucosa
• Long buccal nerve block 🡪 buccal nerve (branch of V3)

Question 5

Lower premolars and anteriors

Answer 5

• ID block 🡪 Inferior alveolar nerve (branch of V3) for teeth and lingual nerve (branch of V3) for lingual mucosa
• Mental nerve block for buccal mucosa 🡪 branch of inferior alveolar nerve