title: Administering dental nerve blocks.
abstract: Dental nerve blocks provide excellent pain management for many oral procedures. They are easy and inexpensive to perform, provide a rapid onset of action, and work in concert with anesthetic and other analgesic modalities. This article explains how to administer various dental nerve blocks and discusses the indications and precautions associated with their use.
authors.affiliation: Oakland Veterinary Referral Services, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302, USA.
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reuss-Lamky
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D003813:Dentistry / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary