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Anesth Analg 2005;101:282-283
© 2005 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000153501.96734.3F

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA

Mandibular Nerve Blocks for the Removal of Dentures During Trismus Caused by Tetanus

Eric Meaudre, MD*, Georges Pernod, MD*, Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillard, MD*, Eric Kaiser, MD*, Emmanuel Cantais, MD*, Jacques Ripart, MD{dagger}, and Bruno Palmier, MD*

*Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Military Teaching Hospital, Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées Sainte Anne, Toulon-Naval, France; {dagger}Department of Anaesthesiology, 30029 CHU Nîmes, France

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Eric Meaudre, HIA Sainte Anne, Bvd Ste Anne, Service de Réanimation, 83800 Toulon-Naval, France. Address e-mail to meaudre{at}club-internet.fr.

We report a case of trismus caused by tetanus in an 80-yr-old woman who developed severe and painful masseter spasms during which she violently bit the tip of her tongue with her dentures. Bilateral mandibular blocks were performed to remove the dentures. The patient fully recovered. We suggest that mandibular blocks are a useful tool in the management of oral events during trismus in conscious patients.




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