Técnicas anestésicas regionales mandibulares en clínica integral.

Abstract

Introduction: Achieving absolute anesthesia is a vital element in dental clinical practice. It allows for painless treatment, so that the subject is positioned with maximum comfort and also allows the dentist to perform the procedure with precision. Local anesthesia in dentistry can be administered as infiltration or block anesthesia. Generally, block anesthesia is frequently used in the jaw. Objective: Determine the knowledge of mandibular regional anesthetic techniques in comprehensive clinic. Materials and methods: A survey was conducted among dental students using the QuestionPro application focused on mandibular regional anesthetic techniques. Results: 83.94% of the participants used lidocaine to perform the nerve block and epinephrine as a vasoconstrictor (100%). The anesthetic technique mostly used in oral surgery is that of the inferior alveolar nerve in 62.77% and the complementary technique is the periodontal ligament block in 62.04%. Finally, the complication that occurs to students is the failure of anesthesia in 57.66%. Conclusion: 2% lidocaine with epinephrine is the anesthetic used by the majority of dentists and dental students. Blockade of the inferior alveolar nerve is the most frequently used anesthetic technique; however, due to its high failure rate, it is recommended to use complementary techniques such as intraligamentary.