[Intraligamentary anesthesia of the lower jaw]

The author considers the application of intra-ligamental analgesia in oral surgery on the lower jaw. He reports 3421 cases treated from 1970 to 1987 by the Hospital U.S.L. zone 23 in Arezzo. The author evaluates the advantages and disadvantages, describes the various phases concerning the therapeutic treatment. He concludes that the use of intra-ligamental analgesia is better than the use of inferior alveolar block.