Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2009
Abstract
This article presents a distant complication in the auricle following the administration of a standard inferior alveolar nerve block. The patient experienced profound numbness of the auricle on the ipsilateral side of the injection that lasted for about an hour following unintended injection to the auriculotemporal nerve.
Keywords
Anesthesia, Injection, Amaurosis, Anatomy
Publication Title
British Dental Journal
ISSN
0007-0610
Recommended Citation
Ngeow, W. C. and Chai, W. L., "Numbness of the ear following inferior alveolar nerve block: the forgotten complication" (2009). Research Publications (2006 to 2010). 2622.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2006_2010/2622
Divisions
OralMaxillofacialSurgery
Volume
207
Issue
1
Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, MACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND
Additional Information
Times Cited: 0 Ngeow, W. C. Chai, W. L.