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Pakistan Oral and Dental Journal. 2013; 33 (1): 137-140
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RESUMO
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of operator's experience on the success rate of inferior alveolar nerve block [IANB] anesthesia. Three hundred patients whose ages ranged from 15 to 80 years received IANB from 6 different operators working in different specialities. A 27gauge long needle was used. The anesthetics in all cases were 4% articaine. Self-aspirating syringes were used in all cases. The classic [IANB] technique was used. Overall, 562 [93.6%] of local anaesthetic administrations were successful. The percentage success rate for the operator in each specialist can be seen in Table 3. Failed local anaesthesia is a feature of dental practice. Reasons for failure are described in introduction section of this article