Anesthesia and Analgesia

Question 1

In Henry’s 2014 study “Evaluation and clinical use of an intraoral inferior alveolar nerve block in the horse,” what was the only complication noted and how often were recheck examinations performed?

Pusterla, Verstraete. EVJ 2014

Answer 1

Abscessation of pterygoid fossa 1 horse
24h, 2 weeks, 4 weeks post op

Question 2

In Henry’s 2014 study “Evaluation and clinical use of an intraoral inferior alveolar nerve block in the horse,” what percent of blocks were clinically successful?

Pusterla, Verstraete. EVJ 2014

Answer 2

100%

Question 3

In Henry’s 2014 study “Evaluation and clinical use of an intraoral inferior alveolar nerve block in the horse,” the black arrow highligths what structure and an intraoral IANB should be performed what direction in relation to that structure?

Pusterla, Verstraete. EVJ 2014

Answer 3

Black arrow: palatoglossal arch
Injection should be lateral to the palatoglossal arch

Question 4

In the image below what do the black arrow heads, black arrow, green arrow and white arrow represent?

Henry. “Evaluation and clinical use of an intraoral inferior alveolar nerve block in the horse,” EVJ 2014

Answer 4

Black arrowheads: Facial nerve branches
Black arrow: inferior alveolar artery
Green arrow: Mylohyoid nerve
White arrow: Lingual branch of trigeminal nerve