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- Title
Incidence of trismus following inferior alveolar nerve block given by undergraduate students.
- Authors
Indhumathi, M.; Hemavathy, O. R.
- Abstract
Aim: This study aims to assess the opinion of dental students and interns about the success rates of inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among final years and interns in Saveetha Dental College, Chennai. A questionnaire containing two sections was formulated; the 1st section included questions of age, gender, and academic year, while the 2nd section included 10 questions related to IANB. Conclusion: It was concluded that IANB was the most frequently used technique during various surgical and endodontic procedures. About 52.9% of the interns and 42.7% of dental students had rarely faced IANB failure in clinics. Both the students and interns were aware of other alternative techniques, such as Gow–Gates and Akinosi techniques of mandibular block anesthesia although they did not practice these techniques much in their day-to-day practice.
- Subjects
CHENNAI (India); MANDIBULAR nerve; NERVE block; DENTAL students; UNDERGRADUATES; CONDUCTION anesthesia; PUDENDAL nerve; DENTAL technology; ENDOSSEOUS dental implants
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2019, Vol 12, Issue 3, p451
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article