Will mandibular infiltration ever replace the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB)? Researchers have been picking away at this question for years. An article published in this month's Journal of the ...
Numb lips, a bitten cheek, slurred words. For years dentists haven't had much choice about causing such temporary discomforts with a nerve block in patients needing mandibular procedures. But recent ...
October 6, 2011 — The inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) is often ineffective, and too few dentists are well versed in alternative approaches to anesthesia in the mandible, leading experts write in ...