Exam 12: Maxillary Anesthesia

Which injection is commonly used when performing cosmetic dentistry on the maxillary anterior teeth?

Best practices for increasing patient comfort during the administration of maxillary injections include which of the following?

Match the name of the maxillary injection to the landmarks of the injection site and/or the area that receives the anesthesia.Names of injections may be used more than once. -Bone overlying incisors,canine,premolars,and sometimes mesiobuccal root of the first molar,as well as upper lip,lower eyelid,and lateral aspect of the nose

What technique is best when administering the AMSA block?

In which order would you administer the maxillary injections?

What is the name of the type of injection that anesthetizes a small area of one or two teeth and the associated structures when the local anesthetic agent is deposited near the terminal nerve endings?

Administering the PSA block first is a good way to introduce the patient to less discomfort with local anesthesia because the injection does not contact bone and there is a relatively small area of soft tissue into which the local anesthetic is deposited.

Match the name of the maxillary injection to the landmarks of the injection site and/or the area that receives the anesthesia.Names of injections may be used more than once. -Pulpal anesthesia of maxillary central incisors

Match the name of the maxillary injection to the landmarks of the injection site and/or the area that receives the anesthesia.Names of injections may be used more than once. -Upward 45 degrees to occlusal plane,inward and backward 45 degrees to the midsagittal plane

What is the most common technique error associated with the infraorbital injection?

Match the name of the maxillary injection to the landmarks of the injection site and/or the area that receives the anesthesia.Names of injections may be used more than once. -Slightly mesial to the canine eminence and at the height of the mucobuccal fold

Match the name of the maxillary injection to the landmarks of the injection site and/or the area that receives the anesthesia.Names of injections may be used more than once. -Hard palate and overlying tissue of maxillary third molar to the first premolar

Supraperiosteal injections are not recommended when several teeth in the quadrant need to be anesthetized because larger volumes of anesthetic would be provided and there is increased patient discomfort due to multiple penetrations.

Match the name of the maxillary injection to the landmarks of the injection site and/or the area that receives the anesthesia.Names of injections may be used more than once. -Foramen located at the junction of the maxillary alveolar process and palatine bone distal to the maxillary second molar

Both the right nasopalatine nerve and the left nasopalatine nerve are anesthetized by the nasopalatine block.Only one injection is needed for both sides of the palate.

The PSA injection can be useful during maintenance or recare appointments.Many times the maxillary molars are the first teeth involved in periodontal disease.

Which statement describes the P-ASA block?

Match the name of the maxillary injection to the landmarks of the injection site and/or the area that receives the anesthesia.Names of injections may be used more than once. -Hard palate and overlying soft tissue of the maxillary anterior teeth.

What should the clinician do if she accidently positions the anesthetic needle against the periosteum and bony contact is made?

In patients who have a vaulted palate,the GP foramen appears closer to the midline.Conversely,in patients with a more shallow palate,the foramen appears closer to the dentition.