Facial blanching after inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia: an unusual complication.
Sang-Hoon KangYu-Jin WonPublished in: Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine (2017)
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.