British dental journal
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British dental journal · Nov 2008
Controlled Clinical TrialAnaesthetic efficacy of a labial infiltration method on the nasopalatine nerve.
The conventional nasopalatine nerve block is commonly used to obtain anaesthesia in the anterior portion of the palate. The painful nature of this approach, however, has led investigators to seek alternative methods to obtain anaesthesia. Labial infiltration of the maxillary central incisors can be considered an effective anaesthetic approach for the anterior palate. Our study aimed to assess the anaesthetic effect of a modified labial infiltration method on the nasopalatine nerve. ⋯ This method of labial infiltration may be an effective alternative to the painful conventional palatine nerve block to obtain efficient anaesthesia of the anterior palate (p <0.001).