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Discussion on Is it possible to do a nerve block for bad teeth?
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Nov 23, 2005 - 6:15 am:
Hello Susan,
In general I avoid trying to solve folks problem 3rd hand. It is difficult to get the whole story and frankly it is hard enough keeping up with the members problems from a time aspect. However the article associated with this forum gives a description of a procedure of removing cheek teeth in the standing horse, you are welcome to print it out for your friend.
DrO
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Hinto
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Posted on Thursday, Nov 24, 2005 - 6:15 pm:
Thanks Dr O,
Just curious, is a nerve block a possibility for bad teeth in horses?
Thanks, the article was very informative,
Cheers,
Susan
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Nov 25, 2005 - 11:46 am:
I have spent an extensive amount of time trying to find procedures in the horse for this and there is nothing in the regular literature. Local anesthesia of the teeth still remains a rarely attempted procedure. One problem seems to be a paucity of information on the innervation of the teeth of horses which may not be the same as in humans.
There are some who have tried local anesthesia by infusing locals around the teeth, and there are references to regional anesthesia to the lower jaw using the mental nerve. There have been no scientific reviews of these procedures. Looking at diagrams of the mental nerve, which runs lateral to the mandible after its emergence from the mental foramen, I am uncertain this would be effective. They may have meant the mandibular alveolar nerve a difficult procedure without specialized equipment. In short, maybe, but a proven technique for it is appears unknown.
DrO
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