So, for whatever reason, you got your tooth pulled out. It could be an infected tooth that is far from getting treated, a wisdom tooth that had to be pulled out as it was causing issues to the adjacent teeth, or one of the many other reasons. Does the issue end there once your tooth […]
Types of Wisdom Teeth Impactions Based on Angulations of Tooth
Wisdom tooth impaction is one of the very common problems which start from the teenage and it’s the third molar tooth whose impacted position leads to various consequences and the people are left with an option of getting the wisdom tooth extracted surgically. But again, the severity of the wisdom tooth impaction depends on the […]
Facial Nerve Paralysis or Paresis due to Local Anesthesia (LA Complication) – Cause, Management
Local Anesthesia can produce quite a few complications, that can include the blood vessels and nerves in the areas that were included or targeted during the Dental Anesthesia Administration. The Neurological Symptoms that are seen as complications due to Local Anesthesia include Facial Nerve Paralysis and the Visual Disturbances like Squint, Diplopia, Transient Amaurosis and […]
Management of the Hematoma as Local Anesthesia Complication – Immediate and Subsequent
Hematoma is the effusion of the blood from the vessels, due to any injury or puncture mainly during the administration of the Local Anesthesia. Check the section “Hematoma” for the causes, problems and ways to prevent the Hematoma formation. Below are the ways how one can manage the Hematoma if it occurs after the Local […]
Hematoma – Complication of Local Anesthesia – Cause, Problems and Prevention
Hematoma is the effusion of the blood into the extravascular spaces, resulting from the nicking of a blood vessel, either an artery or vein, during the injection of a local anesthetic in the oral cavity. A hematoma developing subsequent to the nicking of an artery usually increases rapidly in size until treatment is done to […]
Contraindications of Local Anesthesia – Cases where LA Should not be given
Local Anesthesia is indicated in several treatment procedures in Dentistry, but it has got many contraindications too, with several conditions and situations where the Local Anesthesia is not indicated. It depends on the case, the medical condition and even the dental condition where it has to be decided whether the Local anesthesia has to be […]
Indications of Local Anesthesia – In which Cases is Local Anesthesia Administered?
Local Anesthesia is administered in many cases, not just in the Dental practice but various fields in the medical science. In Dentistry, there are several conditions where the administration of local anesthesia is enough to localize the removal of pain to carry out the dental procedures. The local anesthesia is indicated whenever it is desirable […]
Wisdom Teeth Symptoms: Signs and Remedies for Impacted Wisdom Tooth
Wisdom teeth are the uproar of the dental department! You surely must have heard about how once a wisdom tooth starts to rise in the individual’s mouth; there are several signs of soreness and inflictions observed. Hence in order to prevent this affliction from affecting other parts of the mouth, it becomes necessary to understand […]
Wisdom tooth – Problems during eruption, and how to treat it
To start of lets first familiarize ourselves with the term “wisdom teeth”. What are your wisdom teeth? Your wisdom teeth are your third molars. They usually come in around the ages of 15-25. Since these teeth come in around adulthood they are wiser then the other teeth, thus far getting it name as “wisdom teeth”. […]