Multiple choice

'A true mandibular nerve or trigeminal division III block administered by means of intraoral approach using the intraoral and extraoral landmarks' was given by

  1. Reynolds

  2. Gow-Gates

  3. Descartes

  4. Lofgren

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B Correct answer
Explanation

In 1973, Gow Gates described the true mandibular nerve block by depositing anesthetic solution at the neck of the condyle. A single injection provides hard and soft tissue anesthesia of the mandible to the midline.