Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block | Best MDS Coaching AIPGDEE preparations B-IDS

 Institute for Dental Sciences:
During Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block. the needle is inserted in which space?
A. Infratemporal Space
B. Submandibular Space
C. Pterygomandibular Space
D. Masseteric Space

Ans. (C)

A syringe with 25 gauge needle is then penetrated parallel to the occlusal plane of the mandibular teeth from theopposite side of the mouth, at a level bisecting the finger or thumbnail, penetrating the tissues of the pterygo-temporal depression, and entering the pterygomandibular space.