The twin block: a simple technique to block both the masseteric and the anterior deep temporal nerves with one anesthetic injection.
The objective of this article is to describe a new technique to anesthetize the masseter muscle and the temporalis muscle using a single extraoral approach. The block targets both the masseteric and the deep temporal nerves as they leave the infratemporal fossa to innervate the deep surfaces of their respective muscles.
Department of Diagnostic Sciences; Director, General Practice Residency; Director, Hospital Dentistry, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA.
Samuel
S
Quek
Director, Pacific Center for Orofacial Disorders, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA, USA. Electronic address: ayoung@pacific.edu.
Andrew
A
Young
Department of Diagnostic Sciences; Assistant Director, General Practice Residency, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA.
Gayathri
G
Subramanian
D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000294:innervation*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013701:Temporal Bone; D015050:Zygoma
D008012:Lidocaine; D004837:Epinephrine