Injectate spread in ultrasound-guided inferior alveolar nerve block: a cadaveric study.
Sho KumitaAtsushi SawadaTaka-Aki TokuraKoyo NishiyamaDaisuke OiwaHironari DehariAkihiro MiyazakiMineko FujimiyaMichiaki YamakagePublished in: Journal of anesthesia (2021)
UGIANB can administer anesthetic into the PMS with high accuracy. UGIANB injections reached the IAN, LN, and BNs, but did not reach the MN or ATNs located outside the PMS. The findings of this cadaveric study indicate that UGIANB can provide sufficient analgesia for mandibular surgeries.