When Troubleshooting Incomplete Anesthesia Following an Inferior Alveolar Local Anesthetic

question 21

Multiple Choice

When troubleshooting incomplete anesthesia following an inferior alveolar local anesthetic nerve block on a patient,the clinician notes a doubled mandibular canal on an intraoral radiograph.What is present with this patient,and how can clinically effective anesthesia be achieved? (Select all that apply. )

• A)More superiorly placed second mandibular foramen exists.
• B)More inferiorly placed second mandibular foramen exists.
• C)The local anesthetic agent needs to be deposited more inferiorly to the usual anatomic landmarks.
• D)The local anesthetic agent needs to be deposited more superiorly to the usual anatomic landmarks.
• E)Prepuncture technique with needle bevel

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