Management of exaggerated gagging in prosthodontic patients using glossopharyngeal nerve block.
When gag reflex becomes abnormally active, it poses difficulty for the prosthodontists, as it hinders the process of fixed partial denture construction beginning with tooth preparation till impression making. In this case-report, the authors used a nerve block technique which is popular among anaesthetist and otolaryngologist, but is being applied in the field of prosthodontics for the first time, to tide over the difficulty.
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, People's Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Varsha
V
Murthy
V
V
Yuvraj
Preeti P
PP
Nair
Shaji
S
Thomas
Akash
A
Krishna
Sumeeth
S
Cyriac
D000328:Adult; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005683:Gagging / Q000502:physiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*