MANDIBULAR BLOCKS
SUPPLEMENTAL INJECTIONS
LANDMARKS
DEPTH OF INSERTION
100

Highest postive aspiration rate

What is Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block?

100

Another name for this injection is called Local Inflitration or field block

What is SUPRAPERIOSTEAL?

100

Mesiolingual cusp of maxillary second molar, buccal mucosa, corner of mouth, lower border of the tragus 

What is GOW GATES?

100

2 to 4mm until bone is gently contacted

What is the BUCCAL BLOCK?

200

Anesthetizes mandibular anterior teeth and premolars to midline, facial periodontium and gingiva

What is the incisive block

200

There is no need to apply topical anesthetic for this injection, because it is an intraosseous injection administered into the alveolar process.

What is the Periodontal Ligament?

200

 Mandibular premolars, mental foramen, and mandibular mucobuccal fold

What is the MENTAL and INCISIVE BLOCK? 

200

APPROXIMATELY 2/3 - 3/4 of a long needle until bone is gently contacted. 

What is the IA (inferior Alveolar) Block? 

300

This block is USUALLY administered along with the IA to provide complete anesthesia of the mandibular molars buccal periodontium and gingiva

What is the LONG BUCCAL BLOCK?

300

Increases hemostasis when used with a less diluted vasoconstrictor upon instrumenting, in either arch. 

What is INTRASEPTAL? 

300

Coronoid notch, Pterygomandibular fold and space, mandibular occlusal plane, lingula, Mandibular foramen, and Medial surface of mandibular ramus. 

What is the INFERIOR ALVEOLAR BLOCK?

300

Depth of mucobuccal fold, between 1st and 2nd premolars, 1/4 (5-6mm) of short needle

What is the Mental/Incisive? 

400

This block anesthetizes the facial periodontium and gingiva of mandibular anterior teeth and premolars to midline

What is the mental block?

400

This supplemental injection is the only injection that is not intraossesous.

What is SUPRAPERIOSTEAL?

400

DB cusp mandibular terminal molar, height of occlusal plane, retromolar pad

What is the Long Buccal Block

400

 Height or depth of mucobuccal fold of selected tooth, approximately 3-5mm 

What is Supraperiosteal Injection?

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