Journal of the California Dental Association
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J Calif Dent Assoc
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This paper is a brief primer in pediatric pain measurement. Two measurement instruments--the Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability Scale and the Faces of Pain Scale-Revised--are presented along with their limitations.
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Ocular complications, transient loss of vision and diplopia, and blanching of the skin of the infraorbital region were reported in a female patient after an inferior alveolar nerve block for extraction of the permanent mandibular left third molar tooth. Injection of the anesthetic solution into the maxillary artery could result to such complications. The anatomy related to this case, with suggestions for management of such a patient is discussed.