Abbasi,Head of Department,OMFS,KMDC & Abbasi Shaheed Hospital demonstrates maxillary infiltration on a mannequin.
The following 3 techniques may be used to perform a maxillary nerve block:
High tuberosity approach
Greater palatine canal approach
Coronoid approach
The high tuberosity approach blocks the nerve as it courses along the pterygopalatine fossa. It anesthetizes the hemimaxilla on the side of the block, including the maxillary teeth; the buccal, gingival, and periodontal tissues; and th