Numbness of the ear following inferior alveolar nerve block: the forgotten complication.
This article presents a distant complication in the auricle following the administration of a standard inferior alveolar nerve block. The patient experienced profound numbness of the auricle on the ipsilateral side of the injection that lasted for about an hour following unintended injection to the auriculotemporal nerve.
Ngeow
W C
WC
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ngeowy@um.edu.my
Chai
W L
WL
D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000294:innervation*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D008340:Mandibular Nerve; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000294:innervation; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine