Local Infiltration - Mandibular

Question 1

How can you locally infiltrate up to the first molar?

Answer 1

1:1,000,000 articaine

Full cartridge

Question 2

For a canine, what nerve can you have to inject?

Answer 2

Mental nerve

Question 3

How to check if the patient is numb?

Answer 3

Ask the patient, are you feeling numb (mandibular)

You don’t always feel as numb if you are injecting into maxillary

Anterior, nose might feel numb

If you are taking the tooth out, probe down and ask patient if they feel anything

Question 4

Where would you inject the buccal nerve infiltration?

Answer 4

Distal to the tooth of interest

Question 5

How long does anaesthesia last with lidocaine and articaine?

Answer 5

1 hour

Question 6

What is trismus?

Answer 6

Spasm

Question 7

What conditions does LA work best in?

Answer 7

Alkalineconditions