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==Overview==
*Helpful for single tooth(ache) 

==Indications==
*Dental pain

==Contraindications==
*Infection overlying injection site
*Allergy to local anesthetic being used

==Equipment Needed==
*Topical anesthetic: 20% [[benzocaine]] or 5% [[lidocaine]] ointment soaked in cotton/gauze
*Local anesthetic ([[lidocaine]] 2%)
*3-5mL syringe
*Blunt fill needle
*25-27ga needle

==Procedure==
===Preparation===
*Allow patient to close jaw and relax rest of facial muscles
*Dry area and apply topical anesthetic

===Injection===
*Retract lip or cheek until mucobuccal fold is fully exposed
*Puncture the mucobuccal fold with the bevel of the needle facing the tooth
*Aspirate, then inject 1 to 2 mL of local anesthetic at the apex of the tooth
*Goal is to allow anesthetic to penetrate the cortex of bone to reach the nerve of the individual tooth <ref name="Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck">Amsterdam J and Kilgore K. Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck. In: Roberts and Hedges' Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2014. </ref>

==Complications==
*Failure to anesthetize if the anesthetic is deposited too far from the periosteum

==See Also==
*[[Nerve blocks (main)]]

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==References==
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