Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine  2017;17(1):61-64

doi:10.17245/jdapm.2017.17.1.61

Flexible laryngeal mask airway management for dental treatment cases associated with difficult intubation.

Masanori TSUKAMOTO 1 ; Takashi HITOSUGI ; Takeshi YOKOYAMA

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Keywords

Dental Care; General Anesthesia; Intubation; Laryngeal Mask Airway

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Nasotracheal intubation is generally a useful maxillofacial surgery that provides good surgical access for intraoral procedures. When nasotracheal intubation is difficult, laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion can be performed, and the flexible LMA™ (FLMA) is also useful for anesthetic management. However, the FLMA provides limited access to the mouth, which restricts the insertion of instrumentation and confines the surgical field available. Here, we present our experience using the FLMA airway management for dental treatment cases involving difficulty with intubation.