Review Article

Neural Blockade Anaesthesia of the Mandibular Nerve and Its Terminal Branches: Rationale for Different Anaesthetic Techniques Including Their Advantages and Disadvantages

Figure 5

Photograph of the mandible showing the ideal needle tip position when administering the Gow-Gates mandibular block technique. The intended target area for the needle is the lateral condylar neck region, below the insertion of the lateral pterygoid muscle and the attachment of ligaments associated with the temporomandibular capsule (CN: condylar neck, CP: coronoid process).
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