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How To Do an Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block
Contraindications
Absolute contraindications Allergy to the Local anesthesia for laceration treatment or delivery vehicle (can usually choose different anesthetic) Absence of anatomic landmarks needed to guide needle insertion (eg, due to trauma) Relative contraindications Infection in the path of needle insertion: Use procedural sedation or other anesthesia. Coagulopathy*: When feasible, correct prior to procedure. Pregnancy: Avoid treatment in the 1st trimester if it can wait. * Therapeutic anticoagulation (eg, for Pulmonary Embolism (PE) ) increases the risk of bleeding with nerve blocks, but this must be balanced against the increased risk of thrombosis (eg, 