Needle breakage during an inferior alveolar nerve block in a child with KBG syndrome: A case report
S Bagattoni1, G D'Alessandro2, G Marzo3
1Unit of Dental Care for Special Needs Patients and Paediatric Dentistry, Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DiBiNeM), University of Bologna, Via San Vitale 59, 40125, Bologna, Italy. simone.bagattoni@gmail.com.
Background:
Needle breakage during the administration of dental analgesia is an extremely rare event.
Case Report:
A case of needle breakage during the administration of an inferior alveolar nerve block occurred in a child with KBG syndrome. During the injection, a sudden movement of the child caused the breakage of the needle. The next day, the retrieval of the needle was performed surgically under general analgesia.
Follow-Up:
Three months after the surgery the healing was good. Two years later the child underwent a dental extraction with the aid of nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia/anxiolysis.
Conclusion:
Needle fracture is a possible event during the administration of dental analgesia in children.
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