Use of Anesthesia in Dentistry

What type of anesthesia is frequently used on the mandibular teeth?

A) Infiltration Anesthesia

B) Topical Anesthesia

C) Pulpal Anesthesia

D) Block Anesthesia

Final answer: Block Anesthesia

Answer:

The type of anesthesia that is frequently used on the mandibular teeth and is injected near a major nerve that numbs the entire area served by that nerve branch is D) Block Anesthesia.

Block Anesthesia is used to numb the mandibular teeth by injecting near a major nerve, providing reversible numbness and paralysis in the innervated area without causing structural damage.

When the dentist needs to numb the lower teeth prior to dental work, they inject anesthesia into the lateral wall of the oral cavity at a point before the sensory nerve enters the mandibular foramen. This type of anesthesia can cause both sensory and motor paralysis in the area innervated but is advantageous because its effects are reversible and it allows complete recovery in nerve function without structural damage.