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Inferior alveolar nerve block (abbreviated to IANB, and also termed inferior alveolar nerve anesthesia or inferior dental block) is a nerve block technique which induces anesthesia (numbness) in the areas of the mouth and face innervated by one of the inferior alveolar nerves which are paired on the left and right side.
Dental anesthesia (or dental anaesthesia) is the application of anesthesia to dentistry. It includes local anesthetics , sedation , and general anesthesia. Local anesthetic agents in dentistry
Marbach suggested that occlusal dysesthesia would occur in patients with underlying psychological problems (such as schizophrenia) after having undergone dental treatment. More recently, two studies have found that occlusal dysesthesia is associated with somatoform disorders in which the patients obsess over the oral sensations.
While doctors theorized that maybe dental work caused it, we’ll likely never know for certain why I suddenly developed the condition. Doctors first tried treating me with anti-seizure medication.
Procaine was first synthesized in 1905, [4] shortly after amylocaine. [5] It was created by the chemist Alfred Einhorn who gave the chemical the trade name Novocaine, from the Latin nov-(meaning "new") and -caine, a common ending for alkaloids used as anesthetics. It was introduced into medical use by surgeon Heinrich Braun.
Veneers have gained popularity on social media, with many turning to veneer technicians for their dental work. The American Dental Association (ADA) put out a statement, warning patients that ...
To help treat a numb penis, doctors try to get to the bottom of what’s causing it. Dr. Levine says this usually involves sensory testing with vibration to see if you’re actually perceiving ...
Many local anesthetics fall into two general chemical classes, amino esters (top) and amino amides (bottom). A local anesthetic (LA) is a medication that causes absence of all sensation (including pain) in a specific body part without loss of consciousness, [1] providing local anesthesia, as opposed to a general anesthetic, which eliminates all sensation in the entire body and causes ...