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Simple and safe posterior superior alveolar nerve block

BACKGROUND: The posterior superior alveolar nerve (PSAN) block is a dental nerve block used for profound anesthesia of the maxillary molars. Although it is being written in texts as a commonly used technique, but in dentistry it is rarely followed due to its nonreliable landmarks, variation in depth...

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Autores principales: Thangavelu, K., Kumar, N. Senthil, Kannan, R., Kumar, J. Arun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885507
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0259-1162.103379
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Kumar, N. Senthil
Kannan, R.
Kumar, J. Arun
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description BACKGROUND: The posterior superior alveolar nerve (PSAN) block is a dental nerve block used for profound anesthesia of the maxillary molars. Although it is being written in texts as a commonly used technique, but in dentistry it is rarely followed due to its nonreliable landmarks, variation in depth of insertion and frequent complications. The aim and objective are to find a technically simple method of the PSAN block without any complications. STUDY AND DESIGN: This study was based on the experience gained from 200 patients of 125 males and 75 female in age group of 20 to 65 years in University of Vinayaka and department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of VMS Dental College and hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu. RESULTS: In 200 patients’ positive anesthesia obtained within a period of 5 to 10 min. No visual complications reported in this study. There was no pain during and after extraction. CONCLUSION: This study shows this PSA nerve block using curved needle would avoid all complications reported in the literature. Therefore, the technique described in this study is an ideal option to anesthetize PSA nerve.
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spelling pubmed-41734262014-10-22 Simple and safe posterior superior alveolar nerve block Thangavelu, K. Kumar, N. Senthil Kannan, R. Kumar, J. Arun Anesth Essays Res Original Article BACKGROUND: The posterior superior alveolar nerve (PSAN) block is a dental nerve block used for profound anesthesia of the maxillary molars. Although it is being written in texts as a commonly used technique, but in dentistry it is rarely followed due to its nonreliable landmarks, variation in depth of insertion and frequent complications. The aim and objective are to find a technically simple method of the PSAN block without any complications. STUDY AND DESIGN: This study was based on the experience gained from 200 patients of 125 males and 75 female in age group of 20 to 65 years in University of Vinayaka and department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of VMS Dental College and hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu. RESULTS: In 200 patients’ positive anesthesia obtained within a period of 5 to 10 min. No visual complications reported in this study. There was no pain during and after extraction. CONCLUSION: This study shows this PSA nerve block using curved needle would avoid all complications reported in the literature. Therefore, the technique described in this study is an ideal option to anesthetize PSA nerve. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC4173426/ /pubmed/25885507 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0259-1162.103379 Text en Copyright: © Anesthesia: Essays and Researches http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885507
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0259-1162.103379
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