title: Removal of broken dental needle using mobile digital C-arm.
abstract: Breakage of needles is one of the most frustrating and distressing complications of local anesthesia. It is also one of the easiest to prevent. This article describes the use of the C-arm digital fluoroscope for retrival of a broken dental needle from the pterygomandibular space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tabriz University (Medical Sciences), Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nezafati
authors.forename: Shahriar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D035421:Parotid Region; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens