There seems to be a bit of a misunderstanding. When you are doing a mandibular block you should always be using long needles. Dispensary has 25 Longs available. You will not get local if the needle does not contact bone. If a short needle breaks it can be a multi hour surgery under general anaesthetic to retrieve it. The patient is unlikely to notice a difference between a 25 and 27 gauge needle and the 25 is less likely to deflect. We are never ever ever getting back together or using short needles for mandibular blocks.

James Ksionzyk BA, BSc DMD, MSc, Diploma Pediatric Dentistry

Acting Program Director Graduate Paediatric Dentistry Program

Head Undergraduate Paediatric Dentistry

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Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Preventative Dental Sciences.
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Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3E 0W2
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