Accidental Insertion of a Broken Needle into the Pterygoid Mandibular Space during Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Kazuhiro Terada (Author), Kenji Yamagata (Author), Fumihiko Uchida (Author), Satoshi Fukuzawa (Author), Naomi Ishibashi-Kanno (Author), Hiroki Bukawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence of needle breakage is estimated to be 0.000007%, and most needle breaks occur during inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) administration and are localized to the pterygomandibular space. Although immediate surgical intervention is recommended for the removal of the fracture needles, in...