Facial blanching after inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia: an unusual complication.
10.17245/jdapm.2017.17.4.317
- Author:
Sang Hoon KANG
1
;
Yu Jin WON
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea. omskang@nhimc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Complication;
Dental Anesthesia;
Inferior Alveolar Nerve;
Nerve Block
- MeSH:
Anesthesia*;
Anesthesia, Dental;
Arteries;
Mandibular Nerve*;
Maxillary Artery;
Nerve Block
- From:Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2017;17(4):317-321
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The present case report describes a complication involving facial blanching symptoms occurring during inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia (IANBA). Facial blanching after IANBA can be caused by the injection of an anesthetic into the maxillary artery area, affecting the infraorbital artery.
