Open AccessEfficacy of exclusive lingual nerve block versus conventional inferior alveolar nerve block in achieving lingual soft-tissue anesthesia
Author(s) -
Sasikala Balasubramanian,
Elavenil Paneerselvam,
T Guruprasad,
M. Pathumai,
Simin Abraham,
V.B. Krishnakumar Raja
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_65_17
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior alveolar nerve , lingual nerve , tongue , soft tissue , nerve block , molar , dentistry , mandibular nerve , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , anesthesia , surgery , pathology , botany , biology , genus
The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to assess the efficacy of exclusive lingual nerve block (LNB) in achieving selective lingual soft-tissue anesthesia in comparison with conventional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB).