Profound anesthesia of the incisive and mental nerves is achieved by a mental nerve block
A) True
B) False
B
Explanation: B) Profound anesthesia of the incisive nerve is typically not achieved unless finger pressure is applied at the site of injection following the deposition of solution, which forces the anesthetic through the mental foramen. This is referred to as a mental incisive or incisive nerve block rather than a mental nerve block.
You might also like to view...
If a see cross reference appears after a main term, the coder
A. must find the manifestation code also. B. does not need to look up any additional words or phrases. C. must look up the term that follows the word see in the index. D. can code right from the Alphabetic Index.
You are performing an AP chest projection on a patient in the ER. The maximum distance achievable is 40 inches. How many additional degrees of angulation are needed when compared to the same projection at an SID of 72 inches?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 8 D. 10