An unusual delayed complication of inferior alveolar nerve block.
Systemic and localised complications after administration of local anaesthetic for dental procedures are well recognised. We present two cases of patients with trismus and sensory deficit that arose during resolution of trismus as a delayed complication of inferior alveolar nerve block.
Smyth
Joanna
J
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom. j.r.smyth@qub.ac.uk
Marley
John
J
D000328:Adult; D002680:Chin / Q000294:innervation; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D008046:Lip / Q000294:innervation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008340:Mandibular Nerve; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D014313:Trismus / Q000209:etiology*