dental disorders
How To Do a Supraperiosteal Infiltration
Indications
A painful dental condition (toothache) or its treatment: Tooth fracture (bone, alveolar ridge, or teeth) Caries None Postextraction alveolitis (dry socket) None Mild to moderate tooth abscess (only if the abscess is sufficiently small that local infiltration will provide adequate anesthesia; otherwise, a nerve block is used) 