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ArticleAnnals of maxillofacial surgery

Postanaesthetic Aseptic Palatal Necrosis - A Case Report.

Archana Chaurasia, Meenal Airan, Sunil Mall, Sakshi Gupta, Himanshu Sharma, Anila Mohini

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Article in Annals of maxillofacial surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Archana ChaurasiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Meenal AiranDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sunil MallDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mall Dental Clinic, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sakshi GuptaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Himanshu SharmaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Advanced Dental Care and Implant Centre, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anila MohiniDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal.
Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences · INChitwan Medical College · NP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleIn dentistry, the most common procedure to be applied is administration of a local anaesthetic agent. It is impossible to practice dentistry without local anaesthesia. In the oral cavity, the palatal mucosa is tightly adherent to the palatal bone and there is little space for anaesthetic solution to be deposited. If local anaesthetic is forcefully injected by the syringe, it creates pressure on blood vessels and causes palatal necrosis. PATIENT CONCERN: Here, we present a case report of a 25-year-old male patient who reported to us with chief complaint of an ulcer on the palate. DIAGNOSIS: Patient was diagnosed with postanaesthetic aseptic palatal necrosis.

interventionThe patient was managed conservatively using copious irrigation and a palatal acrylic splint. OUTCOME: On the 6 TAKE-AWAY LESSONS: We should avoid forceful injection of local anaesthetic agent to prevent further postoperative complications.

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Anaesthesiaerythematousnecrosispalatal acrylic splintpalatal mucosa

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PMID34522678
PMCPMC8407628
OpenAlexW3186589664

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