Murthy Varsha, Yuvraj V, Nair Preeti P, Thomas Shaji, Krishna Akash, Cyriac Sumeeth
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, People's Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
BMJ Case Rep. 2011 Aug 31;2011:bcr0720114493. doi: 10.1136/bcr.07.2011.4493.
When gag reflex becomes abnormally active, it poses difficulty for the prosthodontists, as it hinders the process of fixed partial denture construction beginning with tooth preparation till impression making. In this case-report, the authors used a nerve block technique which is popular among anaesthetist and otolaryngologist, but is being applied in the field of prosthodontics for the first time, to tide over the difficulty.
当 gag 反射异常活跃时,给口腔修复医生带来了困难,因为它阻碍了从牙齿预备到印模制取的固定局部义齿制作过程。在本病例报告中,作者使用了一种在麻醉医生和耳鼻喉科医生中常用,但首次应用于口腔修复领域的神经阻滞技术来克服这一困难。