Module 3 Flashcards
_______% of dental emergencies occur during or 5 min after LA administration?
54.9
What is the most common dental emergency due to LA administration?
syncope
LA administration emergencies are caused by ______ not ______?
stress
the drug
What are the 3 critical phases of dental injections?
Penetration Site
Deposition Site
Aspiration
What are the 3 critical errors during dental injections? WREB
outdated anesthetic/anesthetic with epi
Use of a Manual aspirating syringe
Letting needle touch extra/intraoral surface prior to insertion
What are the 3 Primary Injections
Local infiltration
Field Block
Nerve Block
Local infiltration injections are most effective on what arch?
MX
Local Infiltration injections deal with a “________” of anesthetic into a ______ area?
flooding
small
A Field Block Injection deposits anesthetic near a _______?
large terminal nerve branch
Field Blocks are also called?
infiltration/supraperiosteal
A Field Block involves numbing the _____ in and around how many teeth?
tissues
1-2
What is the insertion point for a Field Block?
height of mucobuccal fold
Where do you deposit anesthetic in a Nerve Block Injection?
Main Nerve Trunk
What is an example of a Nerve Block Injection?
PSA
IA
Insertion for a MSA injection is between ______ at the height of the _______ with the bevel towards _____?
MX premolars (apical to 2nd)
mucobuccal fold
bone
What structures are anesthetized by a MSA injection?
1st and 2nd premolar pulp chambers
Mesiobuccal Root of MX 1st molar
Buccal tissue/bone of these structures
Insertion for a PSA injection is at the height of the _______ apical to the ______ ______
mucobuccal fold
MX 2nd molar
What depth does the needle insert on a PSA injection?
16mm
1/2 of long , 3/4 of a short
What structure could cause a positive aspiration when performing a PSA injection?
pterygopalantine plexus