Anatomic feasibility of a modified 3-distal site anesthesia injection method for impacted mandibular third molar extraction using cone-beam computed tomography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various injection methods have been used to improve the success rate of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block and reduce the pain and complications. But these methods also have their advantages and disadvantages. A modified 3-distal site anesthesia injection method proposed in 2015 was used clinically with satisfactory results at some dental clinics in China. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of this modified 3-distal site anesthesia injection method for extraction of an impacted mandibular third molar from an anatomical point of view.

Methods

Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction and analysis of the mandibles was performed using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanning to measure the simulated needle insertion depth, infiltration distance, and othe

SUBMITTER: Nie X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9469110 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature