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ose's notes on injection sites
This was sent in by Rose from Foothills College in Los Altos Hills, CA.
She graduated in 2001. Her notes are awesome!
 THANKS ROSE!!!!!!!!!

INJECTION

PENETRATION
SITE

SYRINGE ORIENTATION

DEPOSITION SITE

DEPTH OF PENETRATION

AMOUNT
DEPOSITED

AREA ANESTHETIZED
P= pulp of

INFILTRATION

HT of vestibule ~ middle of tooth

Parallel to long axis of tooth

Apex of tooth

6 mm or  ¼  needle  length
(short)

1/3   of cartridge

¬ tooth
¬ bucc gingiva

 

ASA

Ht of Vestibule
Mes canine eminence

 

parallel to long axis of tooth

 

Apex of canine

 6 mm or  ½  needle  length (short)

 

1/3 to ½ cartridge

¬ P central incisors / bone of
¬ 80% pt: pre     /same teeth
¬ facial soft tissue

MSA

Ht of Vestibule
­ max 2nd premolar

 

parallel to long axis of 2nd premolar

3-5 mm ­ apical region of 2nd premolar

 

6 mm  or   ¼   needle length

½  to   cartridge

 

¬ P ­ premolars & MB rt of 1st molar
¬ F soft tiss over teeth
¬ bone over same teeth

PSA

Ht of vestibule
Dis max 2nd molar

 

45° ¯  max occ
plane
45
° away mid sag plane

 

Post/Sup to max at the PSA nerve foramen

 

short needle: ¾ length
small pt: ½ to length
lg. pt: ½  long needle

 

 

½ to total cartridge

¬ P ­ 2st & 3rd  molars
¬ 60% MB root of 1st molar
¬ Facial soft tiss over teeth
¬ bone over same teeth

GP

Ant/GP foramen
 
Dis  to 2nd molar

 

opposite side being injected needle at rt angle to penetrate site

 

ant to greater palatine foramen

no more than 10  mm
(usually 3- 6mm)

 

several drops to ¼ cartridge

¬ post of hard palate
¬ med / midline

NP

Palatal Mucosa Lat /incisive papilla

 

Canine/premolr w 45° angle  to the incisive papilla

Incisive foramen beneath the incisive papilla

 

no more than 4-6 mm or until bone is contacted

 

several drops to ¼ cartridge

¬ hard palate & soft tiss of the Max Ant teeth Bilaterally

IA &
LINGUAL

Med border of ramus b/t hgt coronoid notch / intersects pterygo- mand raphe 6-10 mm above Occ plane

 

Over opposite premolars parallel to the mand occ plane

¬IA nerve~ sup to mand foramen at inf alveolar nerve b4 it enters foramen

 ¬ling nerve~ after depositing solution for IA withdraw needle until ½ its length remains in tissue

 

\ to ¾ of needle length until bone is lightly   contacted approx (withdraw 1mm)
\ withdraw needle ½
length approx 16mm

 

IA ~   ½  to total cartridge
Ling~  ¼  of cartridge

 

¬ IA~ mand teeth to midline body of mand, inf pt ramus F tiss 2nd pre to mid & ¯ Lip on inject side
¬ Ling~ All L ging tiss to midline, ant  of tongue &  
floor of mouth

BUCCAL

vestibule D & B /most D molar in quadrant

Parallel to mand occ plane on the buc side of teeth

 

buccal nerve as it passes over ant border of ramus

 

1-4 mm (usually 1-2 mm) or until bone is gently contacted

 

1/8 to ¼
of cartridge

 

¬ soft tiss buc to mand molars on injected side

MENTAL/
INCISIVE

MB fold directly over or ant  mental foramen

 

Directed toward mental foramen

over mental foramen (usually b/t apices of 1st & 2nd premolars

 

¼ of needle length Do not enter mental foramen

 

1/3 to ½
cartridge

 

¬ F soft tiss from mental foramen ant to midline, ¯ lip  & skin of chin
¬ Incisive ~ pre, cusp & inc on same injected side + F soft tissues


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