title: Nasotracheal Intubation: An Overview.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nasotracheal intubation is the commonest method used to induce anaesthesia in oral surgery patients. It has a distinct advantage of providing good accessibility for oral surgical procedures.
  One must know the anatomy involved, the pathway and procedure of intubation, the pre-anaesthetic medication and complications which may be seen at the time of intubation. The surgeon must have the knowhow of the tube and the procedure which are explained in detail in the article.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Several complications can arise while performing the procedure which may be operator induced or arising due to anatomical variations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is prudent for the oral surgeon to know the basics of nasotracheal intubation in order to form a useful team member for management of complications arising from anaesthesia. Recent years have seen improvement in the armamentarium. These help negate the blindness of the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Gandhinagar, Bhopal, 462036 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prasanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Gandhinagar, Bhopal, 462036 Madhya Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhat
keywords: Bacteremia; Epistaxis; Fibreoptic endoscopy; Nasotracheal intubation