Question 172 · LDEK · Anesthesia, pharmacotherapy and surgical procedures in children

Indicate the correct place of insertion of the needle during the inferior alveolar nerve block in a child with full deciduous dentition:

  1. A. inner border of the retromolar trigone at the level of the occlusal plane of the lower molars.
  2. B. outer border of the retromolar trigone at the level of the occlusal plane of the lower molars.
  3. C. inner border of the retromolar trigone at the level of the occlusal plane of the upper molars.
  4. D. outer border of the retromolar trigone at the level of the occlusal plane of the upper molars.
  5. E. inner border of the retromolar trigone about 1 cm above the occlusal plane of the lower molars.
Hint

In young children the ramus is short and the mandibular foramen lies lower than in adults.

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