Addition of Mannitol Increases Effectiveness of Dental Nerve Block Anesthesia
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Allowing a patient to be comfortable and pain-free during surgical and restorative dental procedures is an essential part of the process. The most commonly used local anesthetic injection for lower teeth is the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block. However, failure rates ranging from 10 to 39 percent have been reported.
