The mandible exhibits complex anatomical variations that are critical for successful surgical interventions and local anaesthetic procedures. The mandibular ramus houses several key landmarks – ...

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 ...

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to present the next column from two lawyers who spend every day defending dentists in litigation and before the licensing board. The purpose of this column is to offer our ...

AIM: This article is a narrative review of inferior alveolar nerve transposition for the placement of dental implants in severely atrophied mandibles. METHODS: Clinical reports on dental implants from ...

Children injected with computer-controlled intraligamentary anesthesia prior to molar extractions felt less pain than those given typical inferior alveolar nerve blocks, according to a study published ...

The human skull has many components. In fact, in an average adult human, the skull combines 22 bones. One of these bones is the mandible, more commonly known as the lower jaw. Recognized as one of the ...

This meta-analysis includes 10 RCTs that assess the efficacy of CHX gel to prevent the incidence of alveolar osteitis after mandibular third molar extraction. The control group receives only placebo ...

Fractures may occur easily in the mandible owing to its anatomical properties and this bone may account for as many as 70% of fractures occurring in the maxillofacial region. It is fairly prominent on ...