Background: Needle breakage during the administration of dental analgesia is an extremely rare event. Case report: A case of needle breakage during the administration of an inferior alveolar nerve block occurred in a child with KBG syndrome. During the injection, a sudden movement of the child caused the breakage of the needle. The next day, the retrieval of the needle was performed surgically under general analgesia. Follow-up: Three months after the surgery the healing was good. Two years later the child underwent a dental extraction with the aid of nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia/anxiolysis. Conclusion: Needle fracture is a possible event during the administration of dental analgesia in children.
Needle breakage during an inferior alveolar nerve block in a child with KBG syndrome: A case report / Bagattoni, S.*; D’Alessandro, G.; Marzo, G.; Piana, G.. - In: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY. - ISSN 1818-6300. - STAMPA. - 19:2(2018), pp. 125-128. [10.1007/s40368-018-0336-x]
Needle breakage during an inferior alveolar nerve block in a child with KBG syndrome: A case report
Bagattoni, S.;D’Alessandro, G.;DI MARZO, GIUSEPPE;Piana, G.
2018
Abstract
Background: Needle breakage during the administration of dental analgesia is an extremely rare event. Case report: A case of needle breakage during the administration of an inferior alveolar nerve block occurred in a child with KBG syndrome. During the injection, a sudden movement of the child caused the breakage of the needle. The next day, the retrieval of the needle was performed surgically under general analgesia. Follow-up: Three months after the surgery the healing was good. Two years later the child underwent a dental extraction with the aid of nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia/anxiolysis. Conclusion: Needle fracture is a possible event during the administration of dental analgesia in children.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.